Congestive heart failure revisited : New concepts in treatment

Congestive heart failure revisited : New concepts in treatment

Congestive heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality as the population ages. This article reviews the progress made in treating the two major causes of heart failure--mechanical and myocardial. New approaches to relieving mitral stenosis and guidelines for the treatment of congestive...

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Published in:Journal of the National Medical Association Vol. 88; no. 8; pp. 526 - 531
Main Author: HAYWOOD, L. J
Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Thorofare, NJ Slack 01-08-1996
National Medical Association
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiomyopathies - complications
Heart
Heart Failure - etiology
Heart Failure - physiopathology
Heart Failure - therapy
Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement
Humans
Medical sciences
Mitral Valve Stenosis - complications
Mitral Valve Stenosis - surgery
Retrospective Studies
Human
Heart failure
Mitral valve
Treatment
Cardiac valvular disease
Heart disease
Stenosis
Cardiovascular disease
Review
Myocardial disease
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Summary:Congestive heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality as the population ages. This article reviews the progress made in treating the two major causes of heart failure--mechanical and myocardial. New approaches to relieving mitral stenosis and guidelines for the treatment of congestive heart failure are reviewed. Appropriate assessment and management leads to major improvement in prognosis.
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ISSN:0027-9684
1943-4693