Heart Failure

Epidemiology of Heart Failure.- Pathophysiology of Heart Failure.- Evaluation of HF.- Management of Hospitalized Patients.- Management of Heart Failure Part One.- Management of Heart Failure Part Two.- Management of Heart Failure Part Three Pharmacotherapy.- Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions With HF.- Cardiac Surgery in HF.- Heart Transplantation Part I.- Heart Transplantation Part II.- Heart Transplantation Part I.- Pulmonary Hypertension.- Mechanical Circulatory Support Part I.- Mechanical Circulatory Support Part II; Management of Devices After Implantation.- Mechanical Circulatory Support Part III.- Mechanical Circulatory Support Part IV, Complications.

Professor David S. Feldman, MD, is a Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) specialist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended and graduated from Medical College Of Georgia in 1994, having over 24 years of diverse experience, especially in Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology). He is affiliated with many hospitals including Abbott Northwestern Hospital, University Of Cincinnati Medical Center. Dr. David S. Feldman also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Allina Health System.

Professor Paul Mohacsi, MD is staff member at the Department of Cardiac Surgery of the University Hospital Basel and was till 2017 chief cardiologist at the Department of Cardiology of the University Hospital (Inselspital) Bern, Switzerland, and full Professor of heart failure and Medical Director of heart failure, cardiac transplantation and ventricular assist device therapy at the same institution.

Dr. Mohacsi is Swiss board certified in internal medicine and cardiology and was postdoctoral fellow at Prof. Randall E. Morris' lab at Stanford University, USA. He has over 30 years of clinical experience. He was founding executive board member of EUROMACS (European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support e.V.). He was member of several steering committees and data safety monitoring boards.

Dr. Mohacsi is past-president of the Swiss Working Group on Heart Failure of the Swiss Society of Cardiology and honorary member of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology. He was visiting professor at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver/BC (2010).

"This is an advanced level book that would be appropriate for any cardiologist, regardless of subspecialty. ... This is a concise book on heart failure that aims to distill current practices and guidelines in both the U.S. and Europe. In addition, it offers some fundamentals about heart failure. As written, it is correctly intended for cardiologists as well as subspecialists. ... Overall, it is a good choice for training or practicing cardiologists." (Arjun Makam, Doody's Book Reviews, July 26, 2019)