Heart failure. Brief reference. Korchik D., Kay J.

In the book in an easy form for perception, information about heart failure is presented. The first part contains new definitions of this pathology (for different types of heart failure, different types of treatment are used), then the mechanisms of development, clinical stages and causes of the disease are described, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of concomitant diseases.

In the section on treatment, special attention is paid to the formation of patients and a healthy lifestyle, as well as modern recommendations for drug therapy, the use of auxiliary devices and surgical treatment. Along with therapy for the first line, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptors, beta-blockers and diuretics successfully used for more than 20 years, the first representative of the Angioten-Zin/Reginth receptor class, described in the final section on the prospects of treatment.

The large amount of complex information is presented in the form of diagrams, algorithms and individual tables, which makes the book practical and easy for perception. At the end of each chapter, key provisions and links are given for additional data.

for doctors and students of medical universities.