The 4 Stages of Heart Failure

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