Living well with heart failure, the misnamed, misunderstood condition, Edward K. Kasper and Mary Knudson
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Label
Living well with heart failure, the misnamed, misunderstood condition, Edward K. Kasper and Mary Knudson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Living well with heart failure, the misnamed, misunderstood condition
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
406945803
Responsibility statement
Edward K. Kasper and Mary Knudson
Table Of Contents
What is this thing called heart failure? -- Coronary artery disease : the major cause of heart failure -- Cardiomyopathy : a leading cause of heart failure -- Diagnosing heart failure and its causes -- Drug treatments -- Conversations of the heart : arrhythmias and pacemakers -- Straight talk about sudden death : should I get an implantable cardioverter defibrillator? -- Surgical treatments -- Device treatments for the critically ill -- Getting a new heart -- Future therapies -- Nutrition and heart failure / by Samantha Heller -- Exercise : how much and what kind? -- The patient-doctor therapeutic relationship -- What you need to know about the hospital -- Heart failure in elderly people -- What you can do for yourself -- Where to find more information