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PATIENT CASE NO. 4.1 CASE DESCRIPTION: CHRONIC LEFT VENTRICULAR FAILURE

      https://doi.org/10.1142/9781860947889_0005Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
      Abstract:

      The following sections are included:

      • Presentation

      • Examination

      • Mechanisms

      • Questions, 4:1

      • Differential Diagnosis of Established Dyspnoea

        • Cardiac

        • Respiratory

        • Other

      • Mechanism of Dyspnoea and Tiredness on Exertion

      • Cardiac Mechanics

      • Echocardiography

      • New York Heart Association Classification of Heart Failure Severity (NYHA Classes I–IV)

      • “Diastolic Heart Failure”

      • Questions, 4:2

      • Myocardial Energy Cost of Heart Failure

      • Questions, 4:3

      • Loading and Therapeutic Unloading of the Heart in Heart Failure

      • Prognosis in Heart Failure and its Modification by Treatment

      • Questions, 4:4

      • Pathophysiological Mechanisms Underlying the Benefit of ACE Inhibition and β-Blockade

      • Molecular Mechanisms

      • Questions, 4:5