Device Therapy in Heart Failure

Heart failure affects over 5 million patients in the United States alone, and is a chronic and debilitating disease. While a number of pharmacologic therapies have shown varying degrees of effectiveness, many recent advances in the treatment of heart failure has focused on device based therapies. In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Maisel, William H. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Contemporary Cardiology,
Temas:
Cardiology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
  • Medical Therapy for Heart Failure
  • Device Trials in Chronic Heart Failure: Implications of Trial Design
  • The FDA Perspective on Heart Failure Devices
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring in Heart Failure
  • Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Pacing and Defibrillation for Atrial Arrhythmias
  • Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
  • Percutaneous Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
  • Percutaneous Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease
  • Percutaneous Management of Valvular Heart Disease
  • Ventricular Assist Devices and Total Artificial Hearts
  • Device Therapy for Left Ventricular Dysfunction.

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