Basic mechanisms of chronic heart failure are reviewed. A central theme that cuts all the way through this review is that chronic heart failure is a problem of failing complexity, rather than a problem of the failure of a single unit (e.g., cell type) or processes (e.g., contractility)...
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a major public health problem in the India and other countries. today as a result of its high and increasing prevalence in the older population as well as its substantial impact on healthcare costs and quality of life. The aim of this study to collect the...
Nihar Desai, MD, MPH, and Steven Nissen, MD, review the pathophysiology of the different types of heart failure.TranscriptNeil Minkoff, MD: Hello, and welcome to this American Journal of Managed Care® program titled “The Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure.” I’m Dr Neil Minkoff...
Basic mechanisms of chronic heart failure are reviewed. A central theme that cuts all the way through this review is that chronic heart failure is a problem of failing complexity, rather than a problem of the failure of a single unit (e.g., cell type) or processes (e.g., contractility)...
Selected biomarkers in the context of inflammation and heart failure The contribution of systemic and local inflammation to the pathogenesis of HF has been previously reviewed and is beyond the scope of this manuscript [10,11]. In this section, we will review biomarkers of inflammation (Fig.1),...
Initially, such growth is an adaptive response to maintain cardiac function; however, in settings of sustained stress and as time progresses, these changes become maladaptive and the heart ultimately fails. In this review, we discuss the key features of pathological cardiac hypertrophy and the ...
This Second Edition of Dr. Katz's highly acclaimed text has been thoroughly revised to incorporate the latest advances in the study and treatment of heart failure. The book explains the pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, clinical manifestations, and therapy of heart failure in an integrated, read...
This chapter considers the state of knowledge in the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF). In particular, it reviews the pathophysiological characteristics of HF, and describes the link between these features and recent advances in the molecular basis of HF. The features of HF can be classified ...
Therefore, although counter-intuitive from a clinical point of view, from a patho- physiological point of view heart failure seems to progress along a common disease trajectory independently of LVEF. In this review, we will scrutinise this apparent paradox, estimate how it relates to the recent ...
HeartHumansCardiomyopathy, DilatedCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicCardiomyopathy, RestrictiveHeart Valve DiseasesAortic Valve StenosisMitral Valve InsufficiencyCoronary DiseaseHypertensionTo review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and etiology of congestive heart failure (CHF) in older adults. Published reports relevant ...