The 4 Stages of Heart Failure

If you understand heart failure, you understand cardiology
This book applies practical clinical concepts to the latest four-stage model of heart failure from preclinical risk and early asymptomatic disease to classic symptomatic heart failure and finally advanced heart failure. This framework emphasizes a tailored approach to ongoing heart failure assessment to guide therapy and improve outcomes.

Features:
Illustrated with over 250 full-color figures
Specific recommendations backed by clinical trial data
Practical algorithms for diagnosis and therapy
Topics include:
Prevention of heart failure
Identification and treatment of structural heart disease prior to heart failure
How to combine lifestyle changes, medications, and devices to improve outcomes
Reversing decompensated heart failure
Key indicators of advanced heart failure and appropriate treatment options
Emerging new therapies