Preface (PDF)
SECTION I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction
By Mariell Jessup
SECTION II: Pathophysiology of the Failing Heart
Chapter 2: Cellular and Subcellular Abnormalities
By Risto Kerkelö and Thomas Force
Chapter 3: The Cardiac Interstitium
By Ahmad Munir, Richard C. Davis, and Karl T. Weber
Chapter 4: Ventricular Remodeling in Advanced Heart Failure
By John Harding and Thomas P. Cappola
Chapter 5: Neurohormones and Cytokines in Heart Failure
By James O. Mudd and Stuart D. Russell
Chapter 6: Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure
By Finn Gustafsson and Heather J. Ross
SECTION III: Cardiac Evaluation in the Patient with Advanced Heart Failure
Chapter 7: Clinical Assessment of Hemodynamic Status in Advanced Heart Failure
By Lynne Warner Stevenson
Chapter 8: The Evolving Role for Hemodynamic Analysis in Heart Failure
By David A. Kass
Chapter 9: The Role of Cardiac Catheterization in Patients Who have Advanced Heart Failure
By Robert L. Wilensky and Ruchira Glaser
Chapter 10: Echocardiography
By James N. Kirkpatrick
Chapter 11: Nuclear and Positron Emission Tomography Imaging
By Danilo Neglia and Alessia Gimelli
Chapter 12: Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
By R. O'Hanlon and D.J. Pennell
Chapter 13: Computed Tomography
By Edward D. Nicol, James E. Stirrup, and Michael B. Rubens
Chapter 14: The Role of ndomyocardial Biopsy in Advanced Heart Failure
By Leslie T. Cooper, Jr.
Chapter 15: B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Other Natriuretic Factors
By Roy S. Gardner and Theresa A. McDonagh
Chapter 16: Troponin and Other Biomarkers
By Thomas J. Dengler, Evangelos Giannitsis and Hugo A. Katus
Chapter 17: Biomarkers and Other Prognostic Schemas in Heart Failure
By Wayne C. Levy
Chapter 18: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Advanced Heart Failure
By Santiago Miriuka and Heather J. Ross
SECTION IV: Secondary Organ Dysfunction in Heart Failure
Chapter 19: The Cardiorenal Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Management
By Michael R. Smith, Jie Li, Jigar Patel, and J. Thomas Heywood
Chapter 20: The Liver in Heart Failure
By Arie J. Stangou and Nicholas R. Banner
Chapter 21: Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
By Elaine M. Winkel, Walter G. Kao, Brian D. Juncker, and Maryl R. Johnson
Chapter 22: Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction and Deconditioning in Heart Failure
By Donna M. Mancini and Chim C. Lang
SECTION V: Stabilization of the Heart Failure Syndrome: First Steps and Initiating Maintenance
Chapter 23: Diuretics: Utility and Limitations
By David S. Feldman, Terry S. Elton, and Kerry Pickworth
Chapter 24: Renin-Antiotensin-Aldosterone Antagonists: When, How Much, and Limiting Factors
By Michael B. Fowler
Chapter 25: ß-Blockers in Heart Failure: When to Start and When to Stop
By Simon F. Shakar and JoAnn Lindenfeld
Chapter 26: Vasodilator Therapy in Advanced Heart Failure
By Jennifer R. Brown, Patricia A. Uber, and Mandeep R. Mehra
Chapter 27: Intravenous Inotropic Agents
By Haifa Lyster and Nicholas R. Banner
Chapter 28: Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy in the Patient with Advanced Heart Failure in Sinus Rhythm
By Liviu Klein and John B. O'Connell