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Acute Heart Failure

For many years, there has been vast investment into researching chronic congestive heart failure, while acute heart failure has been considered a difficult to handle and hopeless syndrome. However, in recent years acute heart failure has become a growing area of study. The latest trials and studies...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mebazaa, Alexandre. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gheorghiade, Mihai. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Zannad, Faiez. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Parrillo, Joseph E. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Subjects:
Cardiology.
Cardiac surgery.
Internal medicine.
Emergency medicine.
Epidemiology.
Cardiac Surgery.
Internal Medicine.
Emergency Medicine.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-782-4
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: AHFS: From Epidemiology to Clinical Practice
  • Epidemiology and Definitions.-The Transition from Normal Physiology to Pathophysiology
  • Cardiac Level
  • Cellular and Organ System Level
  • Clinical Scenarios
  • Acute Myocardial Dysfunction
  • Right Ventricular Dysfunction
  • AHFS and Coexisting Disease
  • AHFS in the Extreme Ages.-Part 2: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of Severe AHFS
  • Procedures and Technology
  • Treatment of AHFS: Airway and Lung Management
  • Treatment of AHFS: Fluid Management
  • Treatment of AHFS: Cardiovascular Management
  • Vasodilators.-Positive Inotropes and Vasopressors
  • Novel Cardiovascular Therapy for AHFS
  • Specific ICU Management of AHFS
  • Anesthesia and Surgical Management of AHFS
  • Management of Organ Dysfunction Associated with AHFS
  • Rescue Management in AHFS
  • AHFS Management in HF Clinics
  • Impact of Guidelines and Regulatory Views on AHFS Treatment.

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