Heart Failure in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Swan, Lorna (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Frogoudaki, Alexandra A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults,
• Subjects: Cardiology.; Cardiac surgery.; Pharmacotherapy.; Surgical transplantation.; Cardiac Surgery.; Transplant Surgery.

This book sheds new light on the diagnosis and treatment of Heart Failure in adult patients with congenital heart disease. This is a rapidly growing clinical issue for this group of patients and the clinical teams caring for them. The book highlights the major clinical dilemmas in diagnosing heart f...

Table of Contents:

• 1 The growing population of ACHD patients
• 2 Incidence and prevalence of HF in ACHD
• 3 Causes of HF in ACHD
• 4 Assessment of the HF patient- Diagnosis
• 5 Risk stratification & prognosis
• 6 Non-medical treatment & lifestyle modification
• 7 Drug therapies
• 8 Device therapy & rhythm management
• 9 Mechanical support
• 10 Transplantation
• 11 Holistic care & palliation
• 12 Future research
• 13 Co-morbidities
• 14 Specific conditions - Fontan & univentricular heart
• 15 Specific conditions - Systemic RV.