Overview
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 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Theresa A. McDonagh (Consultant Cardiologist, King's College 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) , Henry Dargie (Consultant Cardiologist, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 22.70cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 28.20cm
Weight: 2.112kg
ISBN: 9780199577729
ISBN 10: 0199577722
Pages: 664
Publication Date: 14 July 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock 
Table of Contents
What is heart failure? 1: Andrew L. Clark: What is heart failure? 2: Andrew L. Clark: Heart failure syndromes Epidemiology 3: Theresa A. McDonagh and Kaushik Guha: The epidemiology of heart failure The aetiology of heart failure 4: Colette E. Jackson and Roy S. Gardner: The classical causes of heart failure 5: Giuseppe Limongelli and Perry M. Elliott: The genetics of heart failure 6: Stanley H. Korman and Andre Keren: Metabolic heart failure 7: L. Swan: Aetiology of congenital heart disease 8: Roy S. Gardner and Andrew L. Clark: Infective and infiltrative causes of heart failure 9: Martin Denvir: Iatrogenic heart failure Pathophysiology of heart failure: cellular and molecular changes 10: Godfrey Smith and Rachel Myles: Intracellular calcium handling in heart failure 11: Peter H. Sugden and Stephen J. Fuller: Myocardial energetics 12: Alex Lyon: The failing cardiomyocyte Pathophysiology of heart failure: systolic dysfunction 13: Theresa A. McDonagh and Henry J. Dargie: The pathophysiology of heart failure Neurohormonal adaptations 14: Theresa A. McDonagh: Cardiac natriuretic peptides and heart failure 15: Ben Szwejkowski, Sushma Rekhraj, and Allan Struthers: Vasopressin 16: Stamatis Adamopoulos, Panagiota Georgiadou, and Vassilios Voudris: Cytokines and infl ammatory markers The diagnosis of heart failure 17: Diagnosing heart failure Noninvasive investigation 18: Roy S. Gardner: Basic investigation of heart failure 19: Alison Duncan: Echocardiography 20: Pushan Bharadwaj and S. Richard Underwood: Nuclear medicine in heart failure 21: C. Parsai and S.K. Prasad: Heart failure imaged by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging 22: Joanne D. Schuijf, Laurens F. Tops, and Jeroen J. Bax: CT imaging techniques 23: Klaus K. Witte: Metabolic exercise testing in chronic heart failure Invasive investigation 24: Roy S. Gardner: Invasive investigation Prognostication 25: Roy S. Gardner: Prognostication Comorbidities 26: Andrew L. Clark: Diastolic heart failure 27: Andrew L. Clark: Right heart failure 28: Peter van der Meer and Dirk J. van Veldhuisen: The patient with heart failure and anaemia 29: Darren Green and Philip A. Kalra: The patient with heart failure and renal dysfunction 30: Mike Greenstone: The patient with heart failure and chronic lung disease 31: T.J. Corte and S.J. Wort: Pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease 32: Andrew Jamieson: Heart failure and diabetes mellitus 33: Gregory Ducroq, Bernard Iung, and Alec Vahanian: The patient with valvular heart disease and heart failure 34: Anita K. Simonds: The patient with heart failure and sleep-disordered breathing 35: Nicola L. Walker and Anne McEntegart: Heart failure and arthritis 36: Ashley Nisbet and Derek Connelly: The patient with heart failure and arrhythmias Medical therapy for chronic heart failure 37: Iain Squire and Andrew L. Clark: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and vasodilators 38: Henry J. Dargie and Desmond Fitzgerald: ? -Adrenoreceptor antagonists and heart failure 39: Sushma Rekhraj, Ben Szwejkowski, and Allan Struthers: Aldosterone antagonists 40: John McMurray: Angiotensin receptor blockers 41: Andrew L. Clark, Alison P. Coletta, and John G.F. Cleland: Therapeutic control of fl uid balance in chronic heart failure 42: Andrew J.S. Coats: Digoxin 43: John G.F. Cleland, Azam Torabi, Jufen Zhang, and Raj K. Chelliah: Antithrombotic agents Medical therapy for acute heart failure 44: Susanna Price: Inotropes, pressors, and vasodilators Nonpharmacological management 45: Massimo F. Piepoli and Andrew L. Clark: Cardiac rehabilitation and chronic heart failure 46: Lynda Blue and Yvonne Millerick: Nonpharmacological management Device therapy for heart failure 47: Rachel Myles and Derek Connelly: Implantable cardioverter-defi brillators in heart failure 48: Badrinathan Chandrasekaran and Peter J. Cowburn: Cardiac resynchronization therapy Surgical therapy for heart failure 49: Nicholas R. Banner, Andre R. Simon, and Margaret M. Burke: Heart transplantation 50: John R. Pepper: Revascularization and remodelling surgery 51: Emma J. Birks and Mark Slaughter: Ventricular assist devices, including intra-aortic balloon pumps 52: Andrew Murday: Mitral valve surgery in heart failure Ventilatory strategies in heart failure 53: Mhamed Mebazaa and Alexandre Mebazaa: Ventilatory strategies in acute heart failure Disease management 54: Suzanna Hardman: Multidisciplinary heart failure management programmes 55: Miriam Johnson: End of life 56: Jillian P. Riley and Martin R. Cowie: Monitoring Future therapies 57: Andrew L. Clark, Henry J. Dargie, Roy S. Gardner, and Theresa A. McDonagh: The future
Reviews
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
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
Author Information
Roy Gardner is a consultant cardiologist with a specialist interest in advanced heart failure and devices. He helps run the Scottish Advanced Heart Failure Service, based at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, and is actively involved in the assessment of patients for cardiac transplantation and VAD therapy. He graduated from Dundee University in 1996, and was awarded an MD in 2006 for markers of prognosis in advanced heart failure. Roy was an author and co-editor for the successful Oxford Handbook of Heart Failure. Andrew Clark was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and trained in medicine at the Westminster Medical School. He trained in cardiology at Manchester Royal Infirmary, the National Heart and Lung Institute (London) and the Western Infirmary, Glasgow. He is a founder member of the British Society for Heart Failure, and is a member of the working groups for Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology in the European Society of Cardiology. He is presently Professor and Consultant Cardiologist at Hull University and hospitals.
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