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…
Outline Introduction and Goals of Clinical Evaluation, 403 History and Physical Examination: the Core of the Evaluation, 403 Medical History, 404 Symptoms, 404 Information About Past Medical History and Comorbidities,…
Outline Restrictive and Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy, 288 Clinical Evaluation, 289 Cardiac Catheterization and Endomyocardial Biopsy, 289 Prognosis, 289 Clinical Manifestations, 290 Laboratory Studies, 290 Inherited and Acquired Infiltrative Disorders Causing Restrictive…
Outline History, 376 Viral Etiologies, 377 Autoimmune (Nonviral) Etiologies, 378 Pathogenesis in Murine Models, 378 Clinical Presentation, 378 Cardiac Imaging, 379 Endomyocardial Biopsy, 380 Myocarditis Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome, 380…
Outline Overview, 311 Definition, 312 Epidemiology, 312 Molecular Genetic Basis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, 313 Pathogenesis, 314 Effects of the Mutations on Transcription and Translation, 314 Effects of Mutations on Sarcomere…
