Abstract
Heart failure is not a disease but a complex clinical syndrome representing the end-stage of a number of different cardiac diseases. It can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the ventricle to fill with or eject blood. It has been defined as a reduction in cardiac function such that cardiac output is reduced relative to the metabolic demands of the body and is associated with failure of compensating mechanisms.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Management of Heart Failure |
Subtitle of host publication | Volume 2: Surgical, Second Edition |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag London Ltd |
Pages | 23-39 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781447142799 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781447142782 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Appropriateness of intervention
- Management strategy
- Patient evaluation
- Surgical management
- Surgical therapies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine