Heart Failure Updates

ISBN-13: 9781841840727 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 298 str.

Marc Pfeffer; John McMurray; McMurray J. V. McMurray

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We are currently in the midst of the greatest heart failure pandemic in human history and the prevalence of heart failure is rising steadily and ominously all over the wold. It is currently estimate that more than 20 million people worldwide suffer from this condition. This update highlights the enormous progress being made in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart failure. The chosen topics cover all the pharmacological therapies in use to date for the treatment of heart failure and are based on personal experience with the various drugs available. William T Abraham, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, USA, Stefan D Anker, Charite, Campus Virchow-Kilnikum, Berlin, Germany, G Michael Felker, Duke U

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Anticytokine Therapy: What Went Wrong? Heart Failure Due to Diastolic Dysfunction: Definition, Diagnosis and TreatmentOmaptrilat: The Potential of Vasopeptidase Inhibition Angiotensin Receptor Blockers: ELITE, ValHEFT and Where Next?Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure: Aetiological, Prognostic and Therapeutic Considerations Endothelin Receptor Antagonists: Will They Join the Therapeutic Armamentarium? Betablockers: Mandatory for All? Aldosterone Receptor Blockade: Is There an Opportunity for Further Blockade in Patients with Heart Failure Treated with Standard Therapy Including an ACE-Inhibitor and a Beta Adrenergic Blocking Agent?Nurse Intervention: Can Our Patients Do Without It? Innovative Surgery: A New Dawn in Heart Failure? The Era of Devices? Biventricular Pacing and ICDsNew Treatments for Heart Failure: Successes and Failures Metabolic Co-morbid Conditions in Chronic Heart Failure: Diabetes and Hypercholesterolemia BNP: A Blood Test for the Diagnosis of Heart Failure and Monitoring of Its Treatment?Index

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John JV McMurray, MD, FRCP
Professor of Medical Cardiology
Honorary Consultant Cardiologist
Western Infirmary
And MRC Clinical Research Initiative in Heart Failure
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, UK

Marc A Pfeffer, MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Division
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston MA, USA