Title | Congestive Heart Failure [electronic resource] : Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Comprehensive Approach to Management / edited by Jeffrey D. Hosenpud, Barry H. Greenberg |
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Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1994 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8315-4 |
Descript | 784p. 327 illus. online resource |
I. Historical Perspectives -- 1. Evolution of Concepts of Myocardial Function in the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure in Man -- II. Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure -- 2. Overview of Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure -- 3. The Molecular and Cellular Biology of Heart Failure -- 4. Abnormalities in Cardiac Contraction: Systolic Dysfunction -- 5. Abnormalities in Cardiac Relaxation and Other Forms of Diastolic Dysfunction -- 6. Cardiac Remodeling in Congestive Heart Failure -- 7. The Role of the Pericardium in the Pathophysiology of Heart Failure -- 8. The Sympathetic Nervous System in Congestive Heart Failure -- 9. Nonadrenergic Hormonal Alterations in Congestive Heart Failure -- 10. The Peripheral Circulation in Heart Failure -- 11. Renal Salt and Water Handling in Congestive Heart Failure -- III. Differential Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure -- 12. Heart Failure Secondary to Coronary Artery Disease -- 13. The Cardiomyopathies -- 14. Inflammatory Heart Disease -- 15. Congestive Heart Failure as a Consequence of Valvular Heart Disease -- 16. Heart Failure Secondary to Congenital Heart Disease -- 17. Right Heart Failure -- 18. Other Causes and Contributing Factors to Congestive Heart Failure -- 19. The Pathology of Congestive Heart Failure -- IV. Pharmacologic Therapy of Congestive Heart Failure -- 20. Clinical Pharmacokinetics in Congestive Heart Failure -- 21. Diuretics -- 22. Digitalis Glycosides -- 23. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure: Rationale, Results, and Current Recommendations -- 24. Vasodilators -- 25. Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists in Heart Failure -- 26. Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors in Heart Failure: An Overview -- V. Therapeutic Approach in Acute Congestive Heart Failure -- 27. Hemodynamic Monitoring, Pharmacologic Therapy, and Arrhythmia Management in Acute Congestive Heart Failure -- 28. Intraaortic Balloon Pumping in Congestive Heart Failure -- 29. Ventricular Assistance and Replacement -- 30. Dialysis and Hemofiltration for Congestive Heart Failure -- 31. Surgical Therapy for Acute Congestive Heart Failure -- VI. Approach to Patients with Chronic Congestive Heart Failure -- 32. The Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients with Heart Failure -- 33. Prognosis in Congestive Heart Failure -- 34. The Medical Management of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure -- 35. Arrhythmia in Patients with a Cardiomyopathy and Congestive Heart Failure -- 36. Pathogenesis and Therapy of Thrombosis in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure -- 37. Surgical Approaches to Chronic Congestive Heart Failure -- 38. Cardiac Transplantation -- VII. Future Directions -- 39. The Diagnosis and Management of Congestive Heart Failure: What Does the Future Hold?