Heart Failure
Diagnosis and Management
1st Edition
Published on 15. March 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-85317-717-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book discusses the investigation, clinical diagnosis and treatment of heart failure, the biggest cardiovascular disorder in industrialized countries.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
26 s/w Abbildungen
26 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85317-717-0 (9781853177170)
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Content
1. Heart Failure: The Size of the Problem 2. Pathophysiology of Heart Failure 3. Clinical Diagnosis of Heart Failure 4. The Investigation of Heart Failure 5. Treatment: Diuretics 6. Digoxin in Heart Failure 7. Treatment: Inhibitors of the Renin Angiotensin System 8. Inhibitors of the Sympathetic Nervous System 9. Other Treatment Strategies : a Non-Pharmacological Approach 10. Specialist Nurse-Intervention in Chronic Heart Failure 11. The Patient with Intractable Heart Failure - a Practical Guide to Management