Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Fig. 8.1 Survival of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy compared to those with a non-ischemic etiology. Left panel: Patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy have a higher mortality risk than do those with…
Management of the Posttransplant Cardiac Patient
Fig. 29.1 A successful cardiac transplant program requires an integrated team of experts. Venn diagram highlighting the interaction of a multidisciplinary team to deliver care to posttransplant patients Donor Organ…
Valvular Cardiomyopathy
Fig. 9.1 Panel a: Morphological changes in the left ventricle in response to aortic valve stenosis . The initial response of concentric hypertrophy and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction…
Epidemiology of Heart Failure
Fig. 6.1 The incidence of heart failure in men and women approximately doubles with each 10-year increase from ages 65–74 to 85–94; however, it triples for women between ages 65–74…
Heart Transplantation and Antibody-Mediated Rejection
Fig. 32.1 Deposition of C4d and C3d in biopsy sections of the cardiac allograft with AMR. (a) Immunofluorescence techniques reveal C4d deposition in capillaries of biopsy sections of the cardiac…
Neurohormonal Activation and the Management of Heart Failure
Fig. 16.1 Sequence of normal physiological events resulting from deprivation of salt The adrenal cortex secretes aldosterone, a hormone also critically involved in renal tubular function, in response to changes…
Cardiorenal Syndrome and Heart Failure
Fig. 15.1 Types of cardiorenal syndrome. Cardiorenal syndrome can be seen in an acute setting, such as when the hemodynamic changes of heart failure lead to acute kidney injury (type…
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Fig. 20.1 Increased cardiac output is observed during pregnancy. Schematic highlighting the changes in cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance throughout the course of pregnancy The expansion in red blood…
Late Complications Following Heart Transplant
Fig. 31.1 Trends in immunosuppression after heart transplantation. Modified from the American Journal of Transplantation, 1998–2012, Volume 14, Issue S1, pages 113–38, 28 DEC 2013 Allograft Rejection Despite advances in…
Advanced Therapies: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure
Fig. 21.1 (a) Posterior-anterior and (b) lateral chest radiographs of an implantable defibrillator system with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D). The right ventricular lead has two defibrillation coils, one in the…
