Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Video Captions -- Part I: Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure -- 1. Initial Presentation of Heart Failure: The Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- Case Presentation -- Symptoms and Signs of Heart Failure -- ECG, Chest X-Ray, Laboratory Exam -- Natriuretic Peptide Biomarkers -- Echocardiography -- Evaluation for Coron Aryartery Disease -- Medical Treatment of Heart Failure -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. Patient with Heart Failure Following a Large Myocardial Infarction -- Case Presentation -- Post-Myocardial Infarction Care -- Risk Stratification -- Comorbidities -- Social Determinants in Heart Failure -- Potential for Cardiac Function Recovery -- Device Therapies for Heart Failure -- References -- 3. Tako-Tsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy -- Case Presentation -- Approach to the Patient -- Imaging -- Hospital Management -- Congestive Heart Failure -- Ventricular Thrombus -- Arrhythmia and ECG Evolution -- Posthospital Management -- Bibliography -- 4. Atrial Fibrillation and Cardiomyopathy with Heart Failure -- Introduction -- Case 1: Atrial Fibrillation as a Result of Patient Noncompliance -- Case 2: Atrial Fibrillation Causing Tachycardia-Mediated Cardiomyopathy -- Case 3: Atrial Fibrillation Complicating Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction-Amyloidosis -- Summary -- References -- 5. Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF): A Common Sense Approach -- Introduction -- HFPEF Epidemiology -- Pathophysiology -- Nomenclature -- Normal Diastole Physiology -- Abnormalities of Diastole with HFPEF -- Case Presentation -- Definition and Diagnosis of HFPEF -- Case Continuation -- Physiological Consideration of HFPEF -- Acute Presentation, Evaluation, and Management of HFPEF -- Current Diagnostic Criteria for HFPEF.

Doppler Echocardiography and HFPEF -- Hospital to Home Challenges in HFPEF -- Beyond Hospital to Home Transitions in Care -- Targeted Therapies for HFPEF -- Emerging Therapies for HFPEF -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Optimizing Therapy for Patients with Chronic Heart Failure -- 6. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure in the Previously Stable Heart Failure Patient: A Practical Guide to Evaluation and Treatment -- Case Presentation -- Acute Decompensated Heart Failure -- Determining the Etiology -- Optimal Treatment -- Preventing Readmission -- References -- 7. Optimizing Heart Failure Management in Idiopathic Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Complicated by Ventricular Arrhythmia -- The Clinical Problem -- Case Highlights -- Problem of QRS Widening in the Heart Failure Patient -- Role of Cardiac Resynchronization -- Syncope in NIDCM -- Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in NIDCM -- Management of Recurrent Ventricular Arrhythmias in NIDCM -- Summary -- References -- 8. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure -- Introduction -- Background -- Mechanisms -- Clinical Trial Data in Moderate Severe Heart Failure -- Clinical Trial Data in Mild to Moderate Heart Failure -- Major Society Guidelines -- Return to Case Presentations -- References -- 9. Hemodynamic Optimization in the Patient with Refractory Systolic Heart Failure -- Case Presentation -- References -- Part III: Heart Failure with Multiple Treatment Issues -- 10. Evaluation and Management of the Heart Transplant Candidate -- Background -- Evaluation for Ventricular Assist Device and Cardiac Transplant Candidacy -- Cardiopulmonary Stress Testing -- Pulmonary Hypertension -- Physical Factors -- Other Systemic Disease -- Tobacco Use -- Psychological Factors -- Health Maintenance -- Histocompatibility Testing -- Bridging to Cardiac Transplantation with a Ventricular Assist Device.

References -- 11. Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis and Significant Left Ventricular Dysfunction -- Introduction -- Clinical Presentation of Severe as with Left Ventricular Dysfunction -- Diagnosis of Low-Gradient as -- Low-Dose Dobutamine Stress Testing -- Low Gradient as with Preserved Ejection Fraction -- Medical Options and Palliation -- Selection for Aortic Valve Surgery -- Catheter-Based Options in LGAS -- Conclusions -- References -- 12. Left Ventricular Dysfunction with Mitral Regurgitation -- Case Presentation -- Background -- Mitral Valve Anatomy -- Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with MR Due to Primary Valvular Etiology -- FMR Secondary to Left Ventricular Dysfunction -- MR Due to Active Myocardial Ischemia -- Nonsurgical Management of MR with Associated Left Ventricular Dysfunction -- Surgery in Patients with MR and Left Ventricular Dysfunction -- Emerging Minimally Invasive and Transcatheter Options to Treat MR -- Follow-up of Patients with MR Receiving Surgery, Transcatheter Interventions, or Medical Treatment -- References -- Resources -- 13. Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy -- Introduction -- Clinical Symptoms and Physical Signs -- Two-Dimensional and Doppler Echocardiography -- Invasive Cardiac Catheterization -- General Management Guidelines -- Medical Therapy -- Septal Reduction Therapy -- Nonobstructive HCM -- Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death -- Conclusion and Key Points -- References -- Part IV: Heart Failure Associated with other Systemic Disease -- 14. Heart Failure in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Case Presentation -- Clinical Evaluation -- Therapy -- Maintenance Therapy -- Beta-Blockade -- Pulmonary Therapy -- Therapy for Acute Exacerbations -- Summary -- References -- 15. Cardiotoxicity of Anticancer Treatment -- Introduction -- Anthracycline Cardiomyopathy.

Cardiac Ischemia -- Hypertension -- Thromboembolic Disease -- Arrhythmia -- Radiation Heart Disease -- Metastatic Disease and the Heart -- Summary -- References -- 16. Cardiac Amyloidosis -- Case Presentation -- History and Physical Exam -- Electrocardiogram and Echocardiogram -- Cardiac CT and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance -- Hemodynamics -- Classification of Amyloid Heart Disease -- Biomarkers -- Diagnosis and Treatment of AL Amyloidosis -- Treatment Options -- Treatment of End-Stage Heart Failure -- References -- 17. Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Associated Renal Failure: The Cardiorenal Syndrome -- Introduction -- Diuretic Therapy -- Nesiritide Therapy -- Milrinone Therapy -- Dobutamine/Dopamine Therapy -- Importance of Increased IAP on Renal Function -- ACE Inhibitors, Thiazide Diuretics, and Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors -- Importance of CVP on Renal Function -- Ultrafiltration -- Conclusion -- References -- Part V: Special Topics in heart Failure -- 18. Evaluation and Workup of a Patient with Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- Introduction -- Background -- Patient Evaluation -- Family History -- Treatment and Management of Patients with Genetic DCM -- Current State of Genetic Testing for FDC -- Conclusion -- References -- 19. The Role of Risk Modeling in Heart Failure -- Case Presentation -- Predicting Survival -- The Seattle Heart Failure Model -- Advanced Heart Failure Prognosis -- Heart Failure Scoring Systems -- References -- Index.