Outline Atrial Fibrillation, 549 Epidemiology, 549 Pathophysiology, 549 Clinical Presentation, 550 Diagnosis, 550 Management of Acute Episodes of Atrial Fibrillation, 551 Chronic Management of Atrial Fibrillation, 551 Rate Control Versus…
Outline Cardiac Cell Therapy, 599 Mechanisms of Action for Cardiac Cell Therapy, 599 Clinical Trials of Cardiac Cell Therapy, 603 Bone Marrow–Derived Mononuclear Cells, 603 Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells,…
Outline Development of Treatment Strategies Based on The Pathophysiology of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, 568 Treatment of Volume Overload and Congestion, 569 Nitrates and Nitrites, 569 Treatment of…
Nearly one third of acute heart failure (AHF) patients die or are rehospitalized within 90 days after discharge in the United States, with similar numbers in Europe. Despite a decade…
Outline Biomarkers: Definition and Guidelines for Evaluation, 449 Major Society Guidelines, 449 Heart Failure Biomarkers, 450 Myocardial Insult, 450 Myocardial Stretch, 450 Cardiac Necrosis, 456 Oxidative Stress, 457 Neurohormonal Activation,…
Outline Introduction: Definition and Impact, 333 Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, 333 Epidemiology, 333 Pathophysiologic Mechanisms, 334 Molecular Mechanisms, 335 Genetic Determinants of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, 336 Classification and Diagnosis of Hypertensive…
Outline Definition, 269 Epidemiology of Dilated Cardiomyopathy, 270 Natural History of Dilated Cardiomyopathy, 270 Pathophysiology, 272 Diagnostic Strategies in Dilated Cardiomyopathy, 273 General Management Strategies of Dilated Cardiomyopathy, 273 Myocardial…
Outline Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease in Heart Failure, 254 Prognostic Significance of Coronary Artery Disease in Heart Failure, 254 Pathophysiology of Acute Heart Failure in Patients With Coronary Artery…
Outline Epidemiology, 363 Diagnosis, 363 Imaging, 364 Echocardiography, 364 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 364 Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, 364 Biomarkers, 365 Treatment, 366 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Implantable Defibrillators in Adult…
Outline Valvular Heart Disease as a Treatable Cause of Heart Failure, 347 Etiologies, Epidemiology, and Demographics of Valvular Heart Disease, 347 Pathophysiology of Valvular Heart Disease, 348 Mechanisms Involved in…
