In Practice Series Bernard SP Chin University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK Michael K Davies University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK Gregory YH Lip University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK £18.95,  978-1-85315-487-4,  76pp,  Paperback,  December 2001

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Aimed at junior hospital doctors and general practitioners, the In Practice Series has been devised by RSM Press to present clearcut and accessible opinion-leader advice and summary facts relevant to everyday clinical practice.

Heart failure is a chronic condition with a poor prognosis, and it is becoming increasingly more common. It presents a frequent challenge to the hospital physician, general practitioner and cardiologist. This concise guide provides practical, up-to-date summaries on how to manage heart failure in everyday practice. In addition to providing an overview of its epidemiology, aetiology and pathophysiology, the book also contains focused reviews of drug and non-drug therapies for the condition, and considers new drug classes in development.

Recommended to primary and secondary healthcare teams, as well as to undergraduate and postgraduate students of medicine.

Contents:
Introduction (Epidemiology, Prognosis and Economic costs); Aetiology of heart failure (Coronary heart disease, Hypertension, Diabetes and Lipids, Cardiomyopathies, Valvular disease, arrhythmias, Alcohol and drug, other causes); Pathophysiology (Systolic dysfunction and diastolic dysfunction; Neurohormonal activation, Other noncardiovascular abnormalities in heart failure); Clinical Features (Symptoms, Physical signs, Clinical diagnosis and clinical scoring systems, Classification of severity, Complications of heart failure); Investigation of heart failure (Chest X-ray, Twelve-lead electrocardiography, Echocardiography, Haematology and biochemistry, Radionuclide methods, Cardiac catheterization and myocardial biopsy); Non-drug management (Counselling and education, Contraceptive advice, Lifestyle measures, Immunization and antibiotic prophylaxis, Diet and nutrition, Exercise training and rehabilitation, Surgery and special procedures); Drug therapy (Diuretics, ACE inhibitors, Angiotensin II receptor blockers, Oral nitrates and hydralazine, Beta blockers, Digoxin, Other inotropes, New drugs in development for heart failure); Management pathways for heart failure (Management of acute heart failure, Management of chronic heart failure, Treatment of underlying disease, Cardiac transplantation, Heart failure management in general practice); Conclusion; List of acronyms; Appendix I: Primary care heart failure guidelines; Appendix II: Hospital heart failure management guidelines; Index.

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