Acute heart failure / edited by Alexandre Mebazaa [and others]
Informs cardiology, intensive care, and emergency medicine physicians on the diagnosis and management of severe acute heart failure. This book represents a joint effort from internationally known cardiologists and intensivists to set up a single reference resource, appropriate for practice both in E...
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©2008.
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Acute heart failure syndromes: from epidemiology to clinical practice. Epidemiology and definitions ; Transition from normal physiology to pathophysiology ; Cardiac level ; Cellular and organ system level ; Clinical scenarios ; Acute myocardial dysfunction ; Right ventricular dysfunction ; Acute heart failure syndromes and coexisting disease ; Acute heart failure syndromes in the extreme ages
- Part 2: Diagnostic and therapeutic management of severe acute heart failure syndromes. Procedures and technology ; Treatment of acute heart failure syndrome: airway and lung management ; Treatment of acute heart failure syndrome: fluid management ; Treatment of acute heart failure syndrome: cardiovascular management ; Vasodilators ; Positive inotropes and vasopressors ; Novel cardiovascular therapy for acute heart failure syndrome ; Specific Intensive Care Unit management of acute heart failure syndrome ; Anesthesia and surgical management of acute heart failure syndrome ; Management of organ dysfunction associated with acute heart failure syndrome ; Rescue management in acute heart failure syndrome ; Acute heart failure syndrome management in heart failure clinics ; Impact of guidelines and regulatory views on acute heart failure syndrome treatment.