Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Heart Failure Book

	Preface
1	The Heart Failure Syndrome: Historical Perceptions, Contemporary Definition, and Diagnosis	2
2	The Cardiac Response to Injury	18
3	Circulatory and Physiologic Responses in Heart Failure	31
4	Altered Loading in Heart Failure	41
5	Clinical Trials That Have Shaped Heart Failure Treatment Protocols	49
6	Medical Issues in Revascularization in Heart Failure	76
7	Management of Atrial Fibrillation	87
8	Management of the Patient at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death	104
9	Exercise Training	125
10	Continuing Care of the Heart Failure Patient	148
11	The Role of the Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in Heart Failure	153
12	Ancillary Providers and the Care of the Heart Failure Patient	163
13	Social and Psychological Issues of Heart Failure	169
14	What Constitutes Quality in the Management of Heart Failure?	184
15	Checklists for the Practicing Physician	198
16	Surgical Therapies for Heart Failure	210
17	Cardiac Transplantation: Patient Selection and Post-Heart Transplantation Management	226
18	Future Trends in Heart Failure: Greater Insights into Pathophysiologic Processes, Diagnosis, and Treatment	258
	Appendix: Model Management Strategies in Heart Failure	263
	Index	269