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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830721003321

Titolo

Cardiogenic shock / / edited by Judith S. Hochman, E. Magnus Ohman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dallas, Texas : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-4443-1692-3

1-4443-1693-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Collana

AHA Clinical Series

Disciplina

616.1207575

616.1237

Soggetti

Cardiogenic shock

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

The AHA Clinical Series; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Foreword; 1 Diagnosis, epidemiology, and risk factors; 2 Pathophysiology; 3 General management: pharmacotherapy and mechanical ventilation; 4 Left ventricular pump failure: general considerations for management; 5 Pathophysiology and management of shock due to right heart ischemia; 6 Ventricular septal rupture and tamponade; 7 Valvular heart disease in cardiogenic shock

8 Cardiogenic shock in other heart diseases: Acute decompensation of chronic heart failure, myocarditis, transient apical ballooning syndrome, peripartum cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathies, and thyrotoxicosis9 The role for mechanical circulatory support for cardiogenic shock; 10 Percutaneous coronary intervention for cardiogenic shock; 11 Coronary artery bypass grafting; Index; Author Disclosure Table

Sommario/riassunto

* A comprehensive source of information on the management of cardiogenic shock* Part of the AHA Clinical Series published in conjunction with the American Heart Association* Focuses on high-interest and emerging topics in cardiovascular disease targeted to cardiologists and other interested healthcare providers* A useful tool for investigating, evaluating and treating one of the most important



lingering challenges in acute cardiovascular care