For many years, there has been a great deal of work done on chronic congestive heart failure while acute heart failure has been considered a difficult to handle and hopeless syndrome. However, in recent years acute heart failure has become a growing area of study and this is the first book to cover extensively the diagnosis and management of this complex condition. The book reflects the considerable amounts of new data reported and many new concepts which have been proposed in the last 3-4 years looking at the epidemiology, diagnostic and treatment of acute heart failure.
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Part 1: AHFS: From Epidemiology to Clinical Practice.- Epidemiology and Definitions.-The Transition from Normal Physiology to Pathophysiology.- Cardiac Level.- Cellular and Organ System Level.- Clinical Scenarios.- Acute Myocardial Dysfunction.- Right Ventricular Dysfunction.- AHFS and Coexisting Disease.- AHFS in the Extreme Ages.-Part 2: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of Severe AHFS.- Procedures and Technology.- Treatment of AHFS: Airway and Lung Management.- Treatment of AHFS: Fluid Management.- Treatment of AHFS: Cardiovascular Management.- Vasodilators.-Positive Inotropes and Vasopressors.- Novel Cardiovascular Therapy for AHFS.- Specific ICU Management of AHFS.- Anesthesia and Surgical Management of AHFS.- Management of Organ Dysfunction Associated with AHFS.- Rescue Management in AHFS.- AHFS Management in HF Clinics.- Impact of Guidelines and Regulatory Views on AHFS Treatment.
