Therapeutic strategies in heart failure
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Clyde W Yancy; James B Young
- ناشر : Oxford, England : Clinical Publishing
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2008
- شابک / ISBN : 9781904392408
Description
Part I: Preventive therapies for chronic heart failure; 1. The prevention of heart failure, S Nesbitt; 2. Left ventricular hypertrophy, M Drazner; 3. Addressing the metabolic syndrome, R Shannon; 4. Post MI left ventricular dysfunction, E Velasquez; Part II: Established pharmacological therapies for chronic heart failure; 5. Diuretic therapy in heart failure, C Yancy; 6. Digoxin therapy in heart failure, J Kalman; 7. Neurohormonal activation in heart failure: ACE inhibitors, D Markham; 8. Neurohormonal activation in heart failure: angiotensin receptor antagonists, M Felker; 9. Neurohormonal activation in heart failure: aldosterone antagonists, R Starling; 10. Neurohormonal activation in heart failure: beta blockers, S Kamath; Part III: Emerging pharmacological therapies for heart failure; 11. Nitric oxide biology and oxidative stress in heart failure, C Yancy; 12. B-type natriuretic peptides in heart failure, T Heywood; Part IV: Future pharmacological therapies for heart failure; 13. Arginine vasopressin antagonism in heart failure, J Udelson; 14. New inotropes in heart failure - the potential use of CA++ sensitization, K Aaronson; 15. Extracellular remodeling in heart failure; the potential use of MMP inhibitors, D Feldman; 16. Erythropoietin analogues, S Katz; Part V: Special topics in heart failure; 17. Applying data from registries to improve outcomes in heart failure, G Fonarow; 18. Acute decompensated heart failure - management considerations, M Shah; 19. Device therapy in heart failure, P Adamson; 20. Ventricular replacement therapy for heart failure, R Bogaev; 21. Hospice and palliative care in heart failure, P Hauptman.
Beginning with the prevention of heart failure, this book discusses best application of standard therapies, and describes progress with cutting edge treatments. It includes a section that deals with the avant garde issues in heart failure - the use of registry data, acute decompensated heart failure, device therapy, and more.
