Written by recognized leaders in the field, Congestive Heart Failure, Third
Edition is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference on all basic and clinical
aspects of heart failure. Coverage includes an entire section on pharmacologic
therapy and a twenty-chapter section on clinical approaches to acute and chronic
heart failure. This edition has new chapters on impact and treatment of
comorbidities, prevention of sudden cardiac death, rationale for use of
anticoagulants, ultrafiltration, use of mechanical devices, and gene and cell
therapy. Readers will find up-to-date information on genetics, surgical
therapies, ventricular synchronization, defibrillator therapy, mechanical
approaches to atrial fibrillation, left ventricular assist devices, ventricular
support and ventricular remodeling surgery, and myocardial regeneration/cell
transplantation.