Management of Heart Failure: Volume 1: Medical

ISBN-13: 9781447166566 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 337 str.

Ragavendra Baliga

Opis

This new edition of Medical Management of Heart Failure will provide the full spectrum of medical options, ICU management and rehabilitation, while also prepare the reader for the second volume of Comprehensive Management of Heart Failure by introducing the surgical options in heart failure from transplant to the more noninvasive procedures in the interventional radiology department. The contributing authors are all key opinion leaders in the medical management of heart failure. This volume is designed to integrate with its sister surgery title, but also alone be the definitive guide to the medical management of heart failure.

Recenzje

"This is a well-written book on all aspects of heart failure management. ... The audience includes both medical students and practitioners ... . This is a good quality book that offers brief discussions about the main topics in heart failure, starting with physiopathology and moving through to medical treatment and device therapy." (Daniel Garcia, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2015)

O autorze

Ragavendra Baliga is a previously published author of educational cardiology titles and an experienced cardiology clincian.

Blurb

This book is a comprehensive review for practitioners of all persuasions involved in the management of patients with heart failure. Heart failure is a problem of epidemic proportions in all parts of the world. State of the art treatment may not be accessible to all, but simply creating an awareness of simple methods of diagnosis and treatment would assist in promoting a better global response to this epidemic.

 

This revised edition, written by a panel of world-renown cardiology experts, focuses on the medical management of heart failure and outlines the causes, etiopathology and  mechanisms in such a way that most health care professionals can grasp the concepts. The book details the common investigations, clinical profiles and therapeutic paths required of all clinicians with these patients under their care.

 

Management of Heart Failure – Volume 1: Medical will be essential reading for all specialists dealing with patients with or who are at risk of heart failure, including but not limited to cardiologists, emergency medicine physicians, critical care physicians, interventionalists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses and cardiac surgeons.