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Humana Heart Failure A Clinicians Guide To Ambulatory Diagnosis And Treatment by Mariell L. Jessup , Evan Loh
Leading practitioners from the University of Pennsylvania review all aspects of heart failure diagnosis and management, with a particular emphasis on office-based/ambulatory care. Following the problem-solving steps used in an office-based practice, the authors provide extensive coverage of the presenting signs and symptoms of heart failure, as well as the tools with which to evaluate left-ventricular function, hemodynamics, and exercise performance. They also discuss the complex, evidenc-based therapeutic options for treating patients with dyspnea, fatigue, or edema, following the new ACC/AHA heart failure guidelines that are specifically and directed at targeted symptoms. Heart Failure: The Economic Burden of a Deadly DiseaseDaniela PiniTaking a History in a Patient with Heart FailureIrving M. HerlingEvaluation of DyspneaDavid M. McCarthyHeart Failure and FatigueEric D. PopjesEvaluation of EdemaSrihari S. Naidu and Ross ZimmerEvaluation of PalpitationsHenry H. HsiaExamination of the Patient Suspected to Have Heart FailureSusan C. BrozenaEvaluation of Ventricular FunctionCraig H. Scott and Victor A. FerrariCoronary Artery Disease and Congestive Heart FailureRobert L. Wilensky and Bruce D. KlugherzHemodynamic Evaluation of Patients with Heart FailureRuchira Glaser and Daniel M. KolanskyExercise Performance Evaluation in Patients with Heart FailureAndrew KaoUnderstanding the Syndrome of Heart FailureMariell L. JessupEducation and Management of the Whole PatientKathleen M. McCauleyPharmacologic Therapy for Symptomatic Congestive Heart FailureEvan LohEvaluation and Treatment of Arrhythmias in Heart FailureDavid J. CallansEmerging Therapies in Heart FailureDavid Zeltsman and Michael A. AckerCurrent Concepts of Biventricular Pacing in Heart FailureRobert W. Rho, Vickas V. Patel, and Dusan Z. KocovicAlternate Therapies for Congestive Heart FailureShashank DesaiEstablished Therapies for Advanced Heart FailureLee R. GoldbergDiastolic Heart Failure: A Clinician's Approach to Diagnosis and ManagementMartin G. KeaneDisease Management and Practice Guidelines for Heart Failure: A Practical ApproachJerry JohnsonIndex