Heart Failure

Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Heart Failure 1) Definitions; 2) Epidemiology of Heart Failure; 3) Aetiology of Heart Failure; 4) Classification of Heart Failure; 5) Pathophysiology of Systolic Heart Failure; 6) Pathophysiology of Diastolic Heart Failure; 7) Pathophysiology of Dyspnoea in Heart Failure; 8) Pathophysiology of Fatigue in Heart Failure; 9) Pathophysiology of Oedema in Heart Failure; 10) The Peripheral Circulation and Other Organs in Heart Failure; 11) Heart Failure Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction; 12) Right Ventricular Failure; 13) Shock Diagnosis and Assessment of Heart Failure 14) Clinical Presentation of Heart Failure; 15) Diagnosis of Heart Failure; 16) Laboratory Investigation in Heart Failure; 17) Cardiac Catheterization in Heart Failure; 18) Complications of Heart Failure Treatment and Prognosis of Heart Failure 19) Introduction; 20) Correcting the Cause of Heart Failure; 21) Correcting Aggravating Factors in Heart Failure; 22) Medical Treatment of Heart Failure; 23) Non-Pharmacological Treatment; 24) Pharmacological Treatment; 25) Adjuvant Treatment Strategies in Heart Failure; 26) Further Treatment Strategies in Refractory Heart Failure; 27) Heart Transplantation; 28) Prognosis of Heart Failure; 29) Future Developments Clinical Cases - Written from the Perspective of the GP and the Specialist Abbreviations List Addresses of Useful Organisations, websites, other available resources for both GP and patient References Index