Although the incidence of coronary heart disease is falling, its major complication, heart failure, is increasing in frequency. All health care practitioners will encounter patients with heart failure, presenting either acutely or in need of chronic heart failure management. However with recent advances in medical therapy, the prognosis of the condition has improved dramatically so that whereas once heart failure was a pre-terminal diagnosis, now for many it is
treatable.
Taking the reader from an understanding of the basic mechanisms of heart failure through to an appreciation of the complexities of heart failure management and the remarkable improvements possible with good treatment, this definitive textbook is written by internationally renowned leaders in their field and comprehensively covers all aspects necessary to manage a patient with heart failure. In full colour throughout, containing over 300 illustrations, and supported by detailed referencing from
the huge evidence base that has developed over the last two decades, Oxford Textbook of Heart Failure also includes extensive chapters on common co-morbidities, and will be essential reading for consultant cardiologists and those in training, general physicians and those caring of the elderly,
cardiothoracic surgeons, primary care doctors, pharmacists, and specialist nurses.
The printed edition is complemented by 6 months free access to an online version (also available for separate purchase on subscription basis), allowing users to search the text, and download the figures for use in PowerPoint presentations.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Overall, the book is solid and up to date, written by recognized experts. I recommend it as a textbook to anyone who works with heart failure, primarily cardiologists, internists, nephrologists, geriatricians, heart surgeons, general practitioners and specialist nurses. * Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association * The text is comprehensive with detaied physiology but is delivered in a clear and understandable way amd is well supported by an international evidence base. This would be a very useful reference text for anyone involved in the management of complex clinical syndrome. * British Journal of Cardiac Nursing * For the general cardiologist, this textbook provides an important and thorough overview of many aspects of heart failure, and could be a valuable addition to any library. This textook provides a timely, complete, and easy to read reference work for a clinical syndrome that needs a specialized cardiac care. * European Journal of Heart Failure * With the transformation of this field over the past three decades, this book serves as a valuable resource with its wealth of information on topics such as pharmacologic agents, device therapy, mechanical support, transplant, and even end-of-life care. The thorough discussion of the comorbidities which accompany heart failure is unique. This book offers a great review of the field of heart failure. * Doody's Review * I am enthusiastic about this Oxford Textbook of Heart Failure, edited by McDonagh, Gardner, Clark and Dargie, that fills a much-needed gap in the literature. The book at once achieves a ready accessibility and an impressive degree of learning. It will be of interest to both the non heart failure cardiologist and to those cardiologists with particular expertise in the area alike, alongside all other physicians and clinicians involved in delivering heart failure care,
across all health care domains. Each will bring their own knowledge to their reading but all have much to learn from this tome. If you buy no other textbook this year this should be the one, and then read it and read it and read it. * Cardiology News, July 2013 *
Edited by Theresa A. McDonagh, Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK, Roy S. Gardner, Consultant Cardiologist, Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, UK, Andrew L. Clark, Consultant Cardiologist, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK, and Henry Dargie, Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, UK
Contributors:
Stamatis Adamopoulos, Second Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece
Nicholas R. Banner, Transplant Medicine and Circulatory Support, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, UK; and National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK
Jeroen J. Bax, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
Pushan Bharadwaj, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK
Emma J. Birks, Transplantation and Mechanical Support, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Lynda Blue, BHF Project Manager, Glasgow, UK
Margaret M. Burke, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, UK
Badrinathan Chandrasekaran, Southampton General Hospital, UK
Raj K. Chelliah, Department of Cardiology, Hull & York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
Andrew L. Clark, Academic Cardiology, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK
John G. F. Cleland, Academic Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Hull and York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
Andrew J.S. Coats Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Australia
Alison P. Coletta, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK
Derek Connelly, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK
T.J. Corte, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Peter J. Cowburn, Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
Martin R. Cowie, Health Services Research Department, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Henry J. Dargie, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
Martin Denvir, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
Gregory Ducroq, Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat, Paris, France
Alison Duncan, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Perry M. Elliott, The Heart Hospital, London, UK
Desmond Fitzgerald, UCD Conway Institute, Dublin, Ireland
Stephen J. Fuller, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK
Roy S. Gardner, Scottish Advanced Heart Failure Service, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
Panagiota Georgiadou, Second Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece
Darren Green, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital, UK
Mike Greenstone, Hull and York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
Kaushik Guha, Imperial College London, UK
Suzanna Hardman, Whittington Hospital, London, UK
Bernard Iung, Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat, Paris, France
Colette E. Jackson, BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, UK
Andrew Jamieson, Linlithgow, West Lothian, UK
Miriam Johnson, St Catherine's Hospice, Scarborough, UK
Philip A. Kalra, Salford Royal Hospital NHS Trust, UK
Andre Keren, The Heart Institute, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Stanley H. Korman, Metabolic Diseases Unit, Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Giuseppe Limongelli, Department of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, Second University of Naples, Italy
Alex Lyon, Imperial College London, UK
Theresa A. McDonagh, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Anne McEntegart, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK
John McMurray, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Alexandre Mebazaa, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France
Mhamed Mebazaa, Emergency Room, Hôpital Monji Slim, La Marsa, Tunisia
Yvonne Millerick, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Andrew Murday, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK
Rachel Myles, University of Glasgow, UK
Ashley Nisbet, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UK
C. Parsai, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK
John R. Pepper, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Susanna Price, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Massimo F. Piepoli, Heart Failure Unit, Cardiology Department, G. da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy
S.K. Prasad, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Sushma Rekhraj, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK
Jillian P. Riley, Health Services Research Department, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Joanne D. Schuijf, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Andre R. Simon, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex; and National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK
Anita K. Simonds, The Royal Brompton Hospital. London, UK
Mark Slaughter, Heart Failure, Transplantation and Mechanical Support, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Godfrey Smith, Integrative & Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, UK
Iain Squire, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, UK
Allan Struthers, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK
Peter H. Sugden, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK
Lorna Swan, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Ben Szwejkowski, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK
Laurens F. Tops, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Azam Torabi, Department of Cardiology, Hull & York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
S. Richard Underwood, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Alec Vahanian, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat, Rue Henri-Huchard, Paris, France
Peter van der Meer, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center
Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Vassilios Voudris, Second Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece
Nicola L. Walker, Department of Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Klaus K. Witte, University of Leeds and Leeds General Infirmary, UK
S.J. Wort, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK
Jufen Zhang, Department of Cardiology, Hull & York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
Herausgeber*in
Consultant Cardiologist, King's College Hospital, London, UK
Consultant Cardiologist, Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, UK
Consultant Cardiologist, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK
Consultant Cardiologist, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
