Heart Failure

Front Matter ....Pages i-ix
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Epidemiology of Heart Failure  (Ulf Dahlström)....Pages 3-36
Front Matter ....Pages 37-37
 Inter- and Intracellular Mechanisms of Cardiac Remodeling, Hypertrophy and Dysfunction  (Joerg Heineke, Tibor Kempf, Johann Bauersachs)....Pages 39-56
 Inflammation and Innate Immunity  (Stefan Frantz)....Pages 57-59
Front Matter ....Pages 61-61
 Comorbidities and Co-Existing Conditions in Heart Failure Around Pregnancy  (Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner, Johann Bauersachs, Karen Sliwa)....Pages 63-70
 Myocardial Dysfunction Associated with Cancer Therapy  (Margot K. Davis, Sean A. Virani)....Pages 71-79
Front Matter ....Pages 81-81
 Diagnosis of Heart Failure  (Kevin J. Clerkin, Donna M. Mancini, Lars H. Lund)....Pages 83-101
Front Matter ....Pages 103-103
 Pharmacotherapy in Heart Failure (I): Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (incl. ARNI), Diuretics, Digoxin and Statins  (Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca)....Pages 105-120
 Pharmacotherapy in Heart Failure (II): Beta Adrenergic Blocking Drugs, Ivabradine, Hydralazine and Nitrates  (Shirin Zarafshar, Michael B Fowler)....Pages 121-127
 Device Therapy in the Heart Failure  (Troy Rhodes, Raul Weiss)....Pages 129-153
 Interpretation of Clinical Trials in the Context of Personalized/Individualized Medicine and End of Life Issues  (Georg Ertl)....Pages 155-162
Front Matter ....Pages 163-163
 Inpatient Therapeutic Options  (Michael M. Kreusser, Philip W. Raake)....Pages 165-170
 Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure  (Otmar Pfister)....Pages 171-178
 Psychological Comorbidities in Heart Failure  (Christiane E. Angermann, Julia Wallenborn)....Pages 179-189
Front Matter ....Pages 191-191
 Surgical Intervention on the Mitral and Tricuspid Valves in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Heart Failure  (Vivek Rao)....Pages 193-197
 Myocardial Revascularization in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction  (D. Reineke, T. Carrel)....Pages 199-202
Front Matter ....Pages 203-203
 Early Postoperative Management  (Balthasar Eberle, Heiko Kaiser)....Pages 205-222
 Organ Preservation and Implantation  (Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Johannes Scheumann)....Pages 223-230
Front Matter ....Pages 231-231
 Patient Selection, Pretransplant Management, Donor and Recipient Matching  (David S. Feldman, Sudha P. Jaganathan, Parvathi Mudigonda)....Pages 233-237
Front Matter ....Pages 239-239
 Immunosuppression, Including Drug Toxicity, Interactions, New Immunosuppressants in the Pipeline  (Denise Wang, Bruno Meiser, Howard J. Eisen, Sandra Eifert)....Pages 241-253
 Acute Rejection  (Michelle M. Kittleson, Jon A. Kobashigawa)....Pages 255-259
 Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy  (Finn Gustafsson)....Pages 261-264
Front Matter ....Pages 265-265
 Pulmonary Hypertension  (Christoph B. Wiedenroth, Eckhard Mayer)....Pages 267-270
Front Matter ....Pages 271-271
 MCS: Patient Selection  (Paul Mohacsi, Pascal A. Berdat)....Pages 273-277
 Types of Circulatory Support Devices  (Joseph G. Rogers)....Pages 279-288
 Veno-Arterial ECMO  (P. Leprince, G. Lebreton)....Pages 289-298
 Bridge to Recovery (BTR)  (Juliane K. Vierecke)....Pages 299-305
 Mechanical Circulatory Support Part II; Management of Devices After Implantation, Incl. Complications  (A. L. Meyer, I. Netuka, M. S. Slaughter)....Pages 307-317
 Correction to: Immunosuppression, Including Drug Toxicity, Interactions, New Immunosuppressants in the Pipeline  (Denise Wang, Bruno Meiser, Howard J. Eisen, Sandra Eifert)....Pages C1-C1
Back Matter ....Pages 319-328