Abstract

This book applies practical clinical concepts to the latest four-stage model of heart failure from preclinical risk and early asymptomatic disease to classic symptomatic heart failure and finally advanced heart failure. This framework emphasizes a tailored approach to ongoing heart failure assessment to guide therapy and improve outcomes. Features: • Illustrated with over 250 full-color figures • Specific recommendations backed by clinical trial data • Practical algorithms for diagnosis and therapy Topics include: • Prevention of heart failure • Identification and treatment of structural heart disease prior to heart failure • How to combine lifestyle changes, medications, and devices to improve outcomes • Reversing decompensated heart failure • Key indicators of advanced heart failure and appropriate treatment options • Emerging new therapies
“This book will be valuable to all training and practicing clinicians. He writes as if you and he are both completing patient rounds together. Brian E. Jaski is to be commended for capturing the essence of treating this formidable clinical challenge and demystifying the stages of heart failure.” --From the foreword by Sidney C. Smith, Jr. MD FACC, FAHA, FESC, FACP Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Past President, American Heart Association Past President, World Heart Federation