[Advanced heart failure - treatment options beyond medical management]. / Chronische Herzinsuffizienz im fortgeschrittenen Stadium - konservativ medikamentöse Therapie, Kunstherz- oder Herztransplantation?
Ther Umsch
; 68(12): 715-23, 2011 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-22139987
ABSTRACT
Improvement of heart failure therapy has led to a far better survival and quality of life of patients. Treatment of the underlying disease, patient education and improvement of compliance and consequent upgrading of medical heart failure therapy often delays further progression to an advanced stage of heart failure. Nevertheless heart failure remains a chronic progressive disease and it is up to the treating clinician to identify the signs of advanced heart failure in a timely manner in order to evaluate patients for further treatment strategies such as heart transplantation. This article should help define advanced heart failure and illustrate how patients are evaluated for further therapy. Outcome of heart transplantation or mechanically assisted circulatory support is strongly associated to proper patient selection and timing.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fármacos Cardiovasculares
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Trasplante de Corazón
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Corazón Artificial
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Insuficiencia Cardíaca
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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De
Revista:
Ther Umsch
Año:
2011
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Article