Atlas of Heart Failure : Cardiac Function and Dysfunction /

In its third edition, the Atlas of Heart Failure provides a comprehensive up-to-date overview of normal cardiac function, the mechanisms of dysfunction in heart failure, and the therapeutic approaches that are available to manage the syndrome. Designed to provide a detailed and comprehensive visual...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Colucci, Wilson S.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Current Medicine Group : Imprint: Current Medicine Group, 2002.
Edition:Third Edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Molecular and Cellular Basis of Contraction and Relaxation
  • Physiology of Myocardial Contraction
  • The Etiologic Basis of Congestive Heart Failure
  • Molecular and Cellular Events in Myocardial Hypertrophy and Failure
  • Cardiac Remodeling and Its Prevention
  • Neurohumoral, Renal, and Vascular Adjustments in Heart Failure
  • Assessment of Heart Failure
  • Prognostic Indicators and Assessment of Therapeutic Responses
  • Unstable Heart Failure
  • Diuretics and Digitalis
  • Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibition and Angiotensin Receptor Blockade
  • Beta-blockers
  • New Approaches to the Treatment of Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Transplantation
  • Diastolic Dysfunction: Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, and Treatment.