Heart Failure: Device Management
by Editor: Arthur Feldman (Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA)Format: eBook
Pub. Date: 2009-10-01
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
When you're considering device therapy for a patient with heart failure, be sure to consult this concise reference for the latest information on who benefits most from which device.In clear, straightforward prose, Dr. Feldman addresses: Resynchronization Therapy ICD Ultrafiltration Impulse Therapy Chronic Implantable Monitoring Bioimpedance EECPand more. With chapters devoted to monitoring the patient on device therapy and the future of device therapy in heart failure, this book makes an important contribution to patient care.
Table of Contents
| Contributor list | |
| Preface | |
| Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy | |
| Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy | |
| Chronic Implantable Monitoring | |
| Cardiac Contractility Modulation by Electrical Signals Applied During Absolute Refractory Period as a Treatment for Chronic Heart Failure | |
| Role of Cardiac Restraint Devices in the Treatment of Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy | |
| The Role of Right Heart Catherization in Management of Patients with Heart Failure | |
| Impedance Cardiography | |
| The Use of Echocardiography in Evaluating the Heart Failure Patient and Response to Therapy | |
| Revascularization for Left Ventricular Dysfunction | |
| Minimally Invasive Treatment of Mitral Valve Disease | |
| Percutaneous Mechanical Assist Devices | |
| Left Ventricular Assist Devices for Acute and Chronic Heart Failure | |
| The Role of Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) in Heart Failure Management | |
| Ultrafiltration | |
| Conclusion | |
| Index | |
| Conflict of Interest Table | |
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