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Chronic heart failure /

Between 1-2% of the adult population have chronic heart failure, with 6-10% of people over the age of 65 years suffering from the disorder. While the age-adjusted incidence of chronic heart failure has remained stable over the last 20 years, its prevalence has increased with over one million cases i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kearney, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Colección:Oxford cardiology library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Aetiology and epidemiology of chronic heart failure; 2 Pathophysiology of systolic heart failure; 3 Investigation of patients with suspected chronic heart failure; 4 Assessment of prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure; 5 Blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system; 6 Beta-blockers and chronic heart failure; 7 Device therapy; 8 Inherited cardiomyopathies; 9 Chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; 10 Comorbidities associated with chronic heart failure; 11 Heart failure in the elderly; 12 Advanced heart failure; IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.