McDonagh, T: Oxford Textbook of Heart Failure

What is heart failure?; 1 Andrew L. Clark: What is heart failure?; 2 Andrew L. Clark: Heart failure syndromes; Epidemiology; 3 Theresa A. McDonagh and Kaushik Guha: The epidemiology of heart failure; The aetiology of heart failure; 4 Colette E. Jackson and Roy S. Gardner: The classical causes of heart failure; 5 Giuseppe Limongelli and Perry M. Elliott: The genetics of heart failure; 6 Stanley H. Korman and Andre Keren: Metabolic heart failure; 7 L. Swan: Aetiology of congenital heart disease; 8 Roy S. Gardner and Andrew L. Clark: Infective and infiltrative causes of heart failure; 9 Martin Denvir: Iatrogenic heart failure; Pathophysiology of heart failure: cellular and molecular changes; 10 Godfrey Smith and Rachel Myles: Intracellular calcium handling in heart failure; 11 Peter H. Sugden and Stephen J. Fuller: Myocardial energetics; 12 Alex Lyon: The failing cardiomyocyte; Pathophysiology of heart failure: systolic dysfunction; 13 Theresa A. McDonagh and Henry J. D

Theresa A. McDonagh, Consultant Cardiologist, King's College Hospital, London, UK;Roy S. Gardner, Consultant Cardiologist, Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, UK;Andrew L. Clark, Consultant Cardiologist, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK;Henry Dargie, Consultant Cardiologist, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK

Overall, the book is solid and up to date, written by recognized experts. I recommend it as a textbook to anyone who works with heart failure, primarily cardiologists, internists, nephrologists, geriatricians, heart surgeons, general practitioners and specialist nurses. Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association The text is comprehensive with detaied physiology but is delivered in a clear and understandable way amd is well supported by an international evidence base. This would be a very useful reference text for anyone involved in the management of complex clinical syndrome. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing For the general cardiologist, this textbook provides an important and thorough overview of many aspects of heart failure, and could be a valuable addition to any library. This textook provides a timely, complete, and easy to read reference work for a clinical syndrome that needs a specialized cardiac care. European Journal of Heart Failure With the transformation of this field over the past three decades, this book serves as a valuable resource with its wealth of information on topics such as pharmacologic agents, device therapy, mechanical support, transplant, and even end-of-life care. The thorough discussion of the comorbidities which accompany heart failure is unique. This book offers a great review of the field of heart failure. Doody's Review