Strategies for Gene and Cell Therapy in Heart Failure
Strategies for Gene and Cell Therapy in Heart Failure Shi Yin Foo Anthony Rosenzweig The advances in cardiovascular care in the last three decades have paradoxically led to an increase…
Use of Mechanical Devices in Treating Heart Failure
Use of Mechanical Devices in Treating Heart Failure Timothy J. Myers Reynolds M. Delgado III O. H. Frazier Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the most common cause of death in…
Surgical Approaches to Patients with Chronic Congestive Heart Failure
Surgical Approaches to Patients with Chronic Congestive Heart Failure Edwin C. McGee Jr. Kathleen L. Grady Patrick M. McCarthy** * We wish to acknowledge the editorial assistance of Brandi Carr…
Ultrafiltration Therapies for Congestive Heart Failure
Ultrafiltration Therapies for Congestive Heart Failure Maria Rosa Costanzo Traditional diuretic therapies for congestion in heart failure patients are simultaneously ineffective and expensive. Approximately 1 million hospitalizations, with an estimated…
Pathogenesis and Therapy of Thrombosis in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
Pathogenesis and Therapy of Thrombosis in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Jody L. Kujovich Scott H. Goodnight Barry Massie During the past decade, substantial progress has been made in the…
Prevention of Sudden Death in Heart Failure
Prevention of Sudden Death in Heart Failure Philip B. Adamson Emilio Vanoli Sudden cardiac death is defined as death within minutes to hours from the onset of symptoms in a…
Management of Supraventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Heart Failure
Management of Supraventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Heart Failure Gregory K. Feld Doug Gibson David Krummen Heart failure is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Cardiac arrythmias are particularly common…
Impact and Treatment of Comorbidities in Heart Failure
Impact and Treatment of Comorbidities in Heart Failure Tamara B. Horwich Gregg C. Fonarow Heart failure is an increasingly common cause of morbidity and mortality. Older age, as well as…
Noninvasive Imaging Techniques for the Assessment of the Patient with Heart Failure
Noninvasive Imaging Techniques for the Assessment of the Patient with Heart Failure Swaminatha V. Gurudevan Peng Li Mani A. Vannan Jagat Narula A variety of noninvasive imaging modalities are available…
Exercise and Rehabilitation in Congestive Heart Failure
Exercise and Rehabilitation in Congestive Heart Failure Donna M. Mancini Rebecca P. Streeter The clinical syndrome of congestive heart failure (CHF) results in changes in the skeletal muscles, peripheral vasculature,…
