Heart failure [[electronic resource] ] : a combined medical and surgical approach / / edited by Patrick M. McCarthy, James B. Young

• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Futura, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.129; 616.12906
• Soggetto topico: Heart failure - Treatment; Heart - Diseases - Treatment
• Altri autori: McCarthyPatrick M. <1955-> YoungJames B
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 cardiomyopathy ; 9 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Providing 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 circulator
• Titolo autorizzato: Heart failure
• ISBN: 1-280-93245-7; 9786610932450; 0-470-98477-5; 0-470-99479-7; 1-4051-8134-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910841682403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II