Fast Facts: Heart Failure
by Dariusz Korczyk, Thomas H Marwick, Gerry Kaye
Description
Heart failure is a serious public health problem that has an enormous effect on individuals and families, as well as healthcare budgets around the world. Written with the non-specialist in mind, Fast Facts: Heart Failure provides:
- a concise discussion of the pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to heart failure
- a detailed review of the causes and comorbidities of heart failure
- simple advice on diagnosis and investigation
- clear management principles, including healthy lifestyle choices for patients
- evidence-based guidance on first- and second-line drug therapies and medical management that targets the underlying cause
- a comprehensive overview of non-pharmacological treatment options, including devices and transplantation
- important information on palliative care in end-stage heart failure.
Contents:
- Definitions and epidemiology
- Pathophysiology and clinical stages
- Causes; Comorbidities
- Diagnosis
- General management and lifestyle considerations
- Pharmacological treatment
- Non-pharmacological treatment
- Prognosis
- Clinical trials and developments
- Useful resources
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Rights Information
Print, digital and first serialisation rights available for all languanges and all territories.
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher Health Press Limited
- Publication Date August 2012
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781908541284
- Publication Country or regionGB
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 15 GBP
- Pages140
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Edition1
- Dimensions8.2 x 5.9 inches
- Illustration25
- SeriesFast Facts
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