Left sided Heart Failure Preface Introduction Background to heart failure and its causes Epidemiology Pathophysiology Aetiology Summary Clinical assessment, workup and monitoring Clinical Assessment Investigations Grading and Prognostication Monitoring Summary Management General principles European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines Physiological targets and haemodynamic optimization Other supportive care Summary Short term Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) in Acute Heart Failure Indication and Timing MCS Strategy Haemodynamic goals of MCS devices Additional Device Characteristics Haemodynamic effects of percutaneous devices Surgical Ventricular Assist Devices Decision making and device selection Summary Therapies for end stage heart failure Heart transplantation Long term MCS Summary Conclusion Left sided Heart Failure Left sided Heart Failure Table of contents: Preface Left sided Heart Failure Preface Introduction Background to heart failure and its causes Epidemiology Pathophysiology Aetiology Summary Clinical assessment, workup and monitoring Clinical Assessment Investigations Grading and Prognostication Monitoring Summary Management General principles European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines Physiological targets and haemodynamic optimization Other supportive care Summary Short term Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) in Acute Heart Failure Indication and Timing MCS Strategy Haemodynamic goals of MCS devices Additional Device Characteristics Haemodynamic effects of percutaneous devices Surgical Ventricular Assist Devices Decision making and device selection Summary Therapies for end stage heart failure Heart transplantation Long term MCS Summary Conclusion Left sided Heart Failure
