Heart Failure A Clinicians Guide to Ambulatory Diagnosis and Treatment [Hardcover]

Leading practitioners from the University of Pennsylvania review all aspects of heart failure diagnosis and management, with a particular emphasis on office-based/ambulatory care. Following the problem-solving steps used in an office-based practice, the authors provide extensive coverage of the presenting signs and symptoms of heart failure, as well as the tools with which to evaluate left-ventricular function, hemodynamics, and exercise performance. They also discuss the complex, evidenc-based therapeutic options for treating patients with dyspnea, fatigue, or edema, following the new ACC/AHA heart failure guidelines that are specifically and directed at targeted symptoms.Leading practitioners from the University of Pennsylvania review all aspects of heart failure diagnosis and management, with a particular emphasis on office-based/ambulatory care. Following the problem-solving steps used in an office-based practice, the authors provide extensive coverage of the presenting signs and symptoms of heart failure, as well as the tools with which to evaluate left-ventricular function, hemodynamics, and exercise performance. They also discuss the complex, evidenc-based therapeutic options for treating patients with dyspnea, fatigue, or edema, following the new ACC/AHA heart failure guidelines that are specifically and directed at targeted symptoms.Heart Failure: The Economic Burden of a Deadly DiseaseDaniela PiniTaking a History in a Patient with Heart FailureIrving M. HerlingEvaluation of DyspneaDavid M. McCarthyHeart Failure and FatigueEric D. PopjesEvaluation of EdemaSrihari S. Naidu and Ross ZimmerEvaluation of PalpitationsHenry H. HsiaExamination of the Patient Suspected to Have Heart FailureSusan C. BrozenaEvaluation of Ventricular FunctionCraig H. Scott and Victor A. FerrariCoronary Artery Disease and Congestive Heart FailureRobert L. Wilensky and Bruce D. KlugherzHemodynamic Evaluation of Patients with Heart FailureRuchira Glaser and Daniel M. KolanskyExercise Perl_