03135nam 2200661Ia 450 991077912030332120230721020716.00-19-174005-50-19-960717-61-283-58215-597866138946010-19-156217-3(CKB)2550000000105561(EBL)975581(OCoLC)801363532(SSID)ssj0000627888(PQKBManifestationID)12250333(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000627888(PQKBWorkID)10701636(PQKB)11469602(MiAaPQ)EBC975581(StDuBDS)EDZ0000091481(Au-PeEL)EBL975581(CaPaEBR)ebr10581749(CaONFJC)MIL389460(MiAaPQ)EBC5785371(EXLCZ)99255000000010556120090109d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChronic heart failure[electronic resource] /edited by Mark KearneyOxford Oxford University Press20081 online resource (145 p.)Oxford cardiology libraryDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-957540-1 0-19-954233-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Aetiology and epidemiology of chronic heart failure; 2 Pathophysiology of systolic heart failure; 3 Investigation of patients with suspected chronic heart failure; 4 Assessment of prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure; 5 Blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system; 6 Beta-blockers and chronic heart failure; 7 Device therapy; 8 Inherited cardiomyopathies; 9 Chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; 10 Comorbidities associated with chronic heart failure; 11 Heart failure in the elderly; 12 Advanced heart failureIndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; WBetween 1-2% of the adult population have chronic heart failure, with 6-10% of people over the age of 65 years suffering from the disorder. While the age-adjusted incidence of chronic heart failure has remained stable over the last 20 years, its prevalence has increased with over one million cases in the United Kingdom alone.This practical pocketbook provides a guide for healthcare professionals - doctors, nurses and technical staff - who manage patients with chronic heart failure. Each chapter is written by a leader in that particular area of the treatment or investigation of chronic heart faOxford cardiology library.Heart failureHandbooks, manuals, etcInternal medicineHeart failureInternal medicine.616.1/29Kearney Mark1524305MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779120303321Chronic heart failure3765079UNINA