The 4 Stages of Heart Failure

If you understand heart failure, you understand cardiology
This book applies practical clinical concepts to the latest four-stage model of heart failure from preclinical risk and early asymptomatic disease to classic symptomatic heart failure and finally advanced heart failure. This framework emphasizes a tailored approach to ongoing heart failure assessment to guide therapy and improve outcomes.

Features:

Illustrated with over 250 full-color figures

Specific recommendations backed by clinical trial data

Practical algorithms for diagnosis and therapy

Topics include:

Prevention of heart failure

Identification and treatment of structural heart disease prior to heart failure

How to combine lifestyle changes, medications, and devices to improve outcomes

Reversing decompensated heart failure

Key indicators of advanced heart failure and appropriate treatment options

Emerging new therapies