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Index
Cover
About the Authors
Copyright
Contents
Glossary and abbreviations
Introduction
Definitions and epidemiology
Definitions
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology and clinical stages
Pathophysiology
Clinical stages and functional classes
Causes
Ischemic heart disease
Arterial hypertension
Valvular heart disease
Cardiomyopathies
Diabetes mellitus and metabolic cardiomyopathies
Cardiotoxicity
Common causes of worsened heart failure
Comorbidities
Anemia
Pulmonary disease
Renal disease
Liver disease
Depression
Diagnosis
Case history
Symptoms and signs
Acute heart failure
Arrhythmias
Investigations
General management and lifestyle considerations
Multidisciplinary strategies
General principles of non-pharmacological management
Healthy lifestyle choices
Other lifestyle considerations
Pharmacological treatment
General management principles
First-line therapy
Second-line therapy
Other therapies
Inotropic agents
Treatment of acute heart failure
Non-pharmacological treatment
Implantable cardiac defibrillators
Cardiac resynchronization therapy
Cardiac contractility modulation
Cardiac surgery
Prognosis
Markers of poor prognosis
Reversible factors
Palliative care in end-stage heart failure
Clinical trials and developments
Stem cell therapy
Phrenic nerve stimulation in patients with central sleep apnea
Patiromer – a new treatment for chronic hyperkalemia
Subcutaneous furosemide
Useful resources
Index
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