Clinical Diagnosis In Heart Failure

Clinical Diagnosis of Heart Failure

Hospital Physician November/December 2009 H eart failure is a common clinical syndrome that results from the impaired ability of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood. The term heart failure is preferred over the older term congestive heart failure because not all patients with heart failure have volume overload. Heart failure results from multiple causes, including coronary artery disease,...

Clinical Challenges in Heart Failure

Carefully weighing the risks and benefits of specific therapies, the ensuing discourse presents a fair, balanced approach to conceptual controversies as well as exploring the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas that may arise. Recent and ongoing trials are discussed, as well as the potential impact on clinical practice of emerging therapies. This book is designed for the busy clinical practitio...

Clinical Challenges in Heart Failure

Carefully weighing the risks and benefits of specific therapies, the ensuing discourse presents a fair, balanced approach to conceptual controversies as well as exploring the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas that may arise. Recent and ongoing trials are discussed, as well as the potential impact on clinical practice of emerging therapies. This book is designed for the busy clinical practitio...

Clinical Challenges in Heart Failure

Carefully weighing the risks and benefits of specific therapies, the ensuing discourse presents a fair, balanced approach to conceptual controversies as well as exploring the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas that may arise. Recent and ongoing trials are discussed, as well as the potential impact on clinical practice of emerging therapies. This book is designed for the busy clinical practitio...

The diagnosis of heart failure.