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Title Chronic heart failure / edited by Mark Kearney.

Publication Info. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Oxford cardiology library
Oxford cardiology library.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Aetiology and epidemiology of chronic heart failure; 2 Pathophysiology of systolic heart failure; 3 Investigation of patients with suspected chronic heart failure; 4 Assessment of prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure; 5 Blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system; 6 Beta-blockers and chronic heart failure; 7 Device therapy; 8 Inherited cardiomyopathies; 9 Chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; 10 Comorbidities associated with chronic heart failure; 11 Heart failure in the elderly; 12 Advanced heart failure; IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.
Summary Between 1-2% of the adult population have chronic heart failure, with 6-10% of people over the age of 65 years suffering from the disorder. While the age-adjusted incidence of chronic heart failure has remained stable over the last 20 years, its prevalence has increased with over one million cases in the United Kingdom alone. This practical pocketbook provides a guide for healthcare professionals - doctors, nurses and technical staff - who manage patients with chronic heart failure. Each chapter is written by a leader in that particular area of the treatment or investigation of chronic heart fa.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Heart failure -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Heart failure.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Electronic books.
Handbooks and manuals.
Added Author Kearney, Mark.
Other Form: Print version: Kearney, Mark. Chronic Heart Failure. Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2008 9780199542338
ISBN 9780191562174 (electronic book)
0191562173 (electronic book)
1283582155
9781283582155
9780199542338
0199542333