Heart Failure: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease

World experts in the field offer a focused, clinical approach to heart failure as both a cause and a result of related cardiovascular problems making this an excellent single volume buy. All aspects of this problem are addressed ―from its molecular mechanisms through assessment to treatment, including drug therapy, implantable devices, and emerging strategies.

• Presents detailed, clinically oriented chapters on the management of heart failure patients, from simple to complex.
• Includes an extensive section on sleep disorders and the management of this chronic problem.
• Discusses the development and implementation of heart failure guidelines.
• Details the causes of heart failure as a result of other medical problems.
• Discusses in detail, how heart failure affects all of the body's systems and organs.
• Molecular to patient coverage.
• Detailed discussion of a common related problem, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF).