Heart failure [[electronic resource] ] : device management / / edited by Arthur M. Feldman

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (197 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.1290645; 617.4120028
• Soggetto topico: Heart failure - Treatment; Heart, Artificial
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FeldmanArthur M <1949-> (Arthur Michael)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Heart Failure; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; 2 Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy; 3 Chronic Implantable Monitoring; 4 Cardiac Contractility Modulation by Electrical Signals Applied during the Absolute Refractory Period as a Treatment for Chronic Heart Failure; 5 The Role of Cardiac Restraint Devices in the Treatment of Patients with Dilated; 6 The Role of Right Heart Catheterization in the Management of Patients with Heart; 7 Impedance Cardiography ; 8 The Use of Echocardiography in Evaluating the Heart Failure Patient and Response to Therapy9 Revascularization for Left Ventricular Dysfunction; 10 Minimally Invasive Treatment of Mitral Valve Disease; 11 Percutaneous Mechanical Assist Devices; 12 Left Ventricular Assist Devices for Acute and Chronic Heart Failure; 13 The Role of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Heart Failure Management; 14 Ultrafiltration in the Management of Heart Failure; Conclusion: Finding the Right Device or the Right Patient; Index; Conflict of Interest Table
• Sommario/riassunto: When you're considering device therapy for a patient with heart failure, be sure to consult this concise reference for the latest information on who benefits most from which device.In clear, straightforward prose, Dr. Feldman addresses: Resynchronization Therapy, ICD, Ultrafiltration, Impulse Therapy, Chronic Implantable Monitoring, Bioimpedance, EECP, and more. With chapters devoted to monitoring the patient on device therapy and the future of device therapy in heart failure, this book makes an important contribution to patient care.
• Titolo autorizzato: Heart failure
• ISBN: 1-282-38506-2; 9786612385063; 1-4443-1442-4; 1-4443-1443-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139960403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II