Heart Failure Mechanisms and Management

Front Matter....Pages I-XXVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Autonomic Receptor Function in Congestive Heart Failure....Pages 3-14
Beta-Adrenoceptors in Heart Failure: A Mechanism or a cAMP Follower?....Pages 15-20
Anti- β -Adrenoceptor Autoantibodies with β -Adrenergic Agonistic Activity from Patients with Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 21-29
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Heart Failure: Etiological Models and Therapeutic Challenges....Pages 33-41
Vascular Compliance in Heart Failure: A Contributor to Impedance, and the Response to Vasodilator Drugs....Pages 42-44
Cardiac and Baroreflex Control of the Circulation in Heart Failure....Pages 45-55
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Matching of Ventricular Properties with Arterial Load Under Normal and Variably Depressed Cardiac States....Pages 59-67
Targeting Evaluation and Treatment of Heart Failure by Pressure-Volume Relations....Pages 68-78
Importance of the Pericardium in Relation to Normal and Abnormal Ventricular Diastolic Function....Pages 79-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Radionuclide Evaluation of Ventricular Performance in Congestive Heart Failure: An Overview....Pages 89-98
New Method for the Assessment of Right Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function Using Digital Subtraction Right Ventriculography....Pages 99-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function Immediately After Acute Coronary Artery Occlusion....Pages 107-120
Can Thrombolysis Prevent Ischemic Heart Failure?....Pages 121-133
Acute Right Ventricular Infarction: Pathogenesis of Low Systemic Output and Therapeutic Implications....Pages 134-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Mechanisms and Management of Heart Failure in Active Rheumatic Carditis....Pages 145-156
Morphometric Structure of the Failing Left Ventricular Myocardium in Aortic Valve Disease Before and After Valve Replacement....Pages 157-167
Heart Failure in Patients with Valve Disease: The Timing of Valve Replacement....Pages 168-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Cardiomyopathies: Morphological Aspects....Pages 179-187
Morphological Correlates of Cardiac Failure in Patients with End-stage Cardiomyopathy....Pages 188-193
Influence of Ventricular Structure and Function on the Management of Heart Failure in Cardiomyopathies....Pages 194-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Effects of Different Positive Inotropic Drugs in Congestive Heart Failure....Pages 205-210
Pharmacological Properties and Mechanism of Action of Denopamine in Experimental Animals....Pages 211-218
Long-Term Double-Blind Comparative Study of Ibopamine Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure....Pages 219-230
Neuroendocrine-Renal Relationships in Heart Failure: Effect of Captopril....Pages 233-238
The In Vitro Metabolism of Nitrovasodilators and Their Conversion into Vasoactive Species....Pages 241-255
The Role of Nitrates in Congestive Heart Failure....Pages 256-261
Isosorbide Dinitrate and Nitroglycerin Oral Spray in Heart Failure....Pages 262-265
Improved Left Ventricular Geometry and Function by Prolonged Nitroglycerin Therapy After Acute Myocardial Infarction....Pages 266-271
Hemodynamic Effects of a Subchronic Therapy with 120 mg Isosorbide Dinitrate Slow-Release in Coronary Artery Disease and Left Heart Failure....Pages 272-278
Calcium Antagonists in the Management of Heart Failure....Pages 281-292
A Critical Appraisal of the Role of Calcium Antagonists in the Management of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease....Pages 293-305
Central and Renal Hemodynamic Effects of Diltiazem in Chronic Heart Failure....Pages 306-312
Nisoldipine: Vasodilatory Effects of a Second-Generation Dihydropyridine....Pages 313-322
Acute Hemodynamic Effects of Nisoldipine in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Reduced Left Ventricular Function....Pages 323-328
Acute and Chronic Effects of Nisoldipine in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure....Pages 329-337
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Arrhythmogenic Effects of Inotropic Agents Acting via Cyclic AMP and the Calcium Channel....Pages 341-345
Prevalence, Significance, and Control of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Heart Failure....Pages 346-356
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Exercise Testing and Training of Patients with Congestive Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Dysfunction....Pages 359-367
Hemodynamic Response to Exercise in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure....Pages 368-373
Substrate Utilization During Exercise in Chronic Cardiac Failure....Pages 374-381
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Metabolic and Neurogenic Determinants of Blood Flow in Congestive Heart Failure....Pages 385-395
Natriuretic Peptides from the Heart, Brain, and Kidney: Localization, Processing, Vasoactivity, and Proteolytic Degradation....Pages 396-407
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Percutaneous Laser Angioplasty in the Treatment of Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Disease....Pages 411-414
The Influence of Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty on Heart Failure in Elderly Patients with Calcific Aortic Stenosis....Pages 415-421
Front Matter....Pages 423-423
Cardiomyoplasty: A New Approach to Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure....Pages 425-433
Left Ventricular Aneurysmectomy and Ventriculoplasty: Early Angiographic Results and Long-Term Follow-Up....Pages 434-439
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Hemodynamic Effect of the Jarvik 7–70 Total Artificial Heart: The Minneapolis Heart Institute Experience....Pages 443-447
Selection of Therapy for Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: Tailored Afterload Reduction or Cardiac Transplantation?....Pages 448-461
Current Problems in Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation for Heart Failure....Pages 462-465
Transplant Coronary Disease....Pages 466-474