03485nam 2200601Ia 450 991014331460332120170815161226.01-280-93245-797866109324500-470-98477-50-470-99479-71-4051-8134-6(CKB)1000000000341962(EBL)306544(OCoLC)476085351(SSID)ssj0000169742(PQKBManifestationID)11153866(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000169742(PQKBWorkID)10203681(PQKB)10751719(MiAaPQ)EBC306544(EXLCZ)99100000000034196220060818d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHeart failure[electronic resource] a combined medical and surgical approach /edited by Patrick M. McCarthy, James B. YoungMalden, MA Blackwell Futura20071 online resource (328 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-2203-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Heart Failure: A Combined Medical and Surgical Approach; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Epidemiology of heart failure: progression to pandemic?; 2 Heart failure clinical trials: shaping the evidence for treatment guidelines; 3 Standard medical therapy of heart failure; 4 Novel therapies in heart failure; 5 Implantable cardioverter defibrillators and biventricular pacemakers in congestive heart failure; 6 Managing a heart failure clinic; 7 Novel imaging technologies for heart failure patients; 8 Assessment of myocardial viability in ischemic cardiomyopathy9 Bypass surgery in the treatment of ischemic cardiomyopathy10 Valve surgery for patients with left ventricular dysfunction; 11 Ventricular reconstruction and device therapies for cardiomyopathy patients; 12 Mechanical circulatory support; 13 The role of heart transplantation; 14 Perioperative care of the surgical patient with heart failure: from conventional cardiac surgery to mechanical circulatory support; 15 Biological approaches to heart failure: gene transfer and cell transplantation; 16 Ethical issues in cardiothoracic medicine; Disclosure Statements; IndexProviding optimal care for heart failure patients is a complex challenge that requires cooperation and coordination across multiple disciplines. Now, you can apply the successful techniques pioneered at the Cleveland Clinic, which are carefully explored and explained in this text. Drs. McCarthy and Young draw on their experience to show how an interdisciplinary team works together to:arrive at a proper diagnosisinitiate medical therapymake decisions regarding the best use of percutaneous therapies, surgical therapies, electrical therapies, and the use of mechanical circulatorHeart failureTreatmentHeartDiseasesTreatmentElectronic books.Heart failureTreatment.HeartDiseasesTreatment.616.129616.12906McCarthy Patrick M.1955-855358Young James B855359MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910143314603321Heart failure1909562UNINA