{"product_id":"heart-failure-arthur-m-feldman-9781405103619","title":"Heart Failure: Pharmacologic Management","description":"Now there is an up-to-date guide for optimizing pharmacologic therapy in treating patients with heart failure. Reflecting current practice at leading medical centers, \u003ci\u003eHeart Failure: Pharmacologic Management\u003c\/i\u003e provides both the biologic and pathologic underpinnings of each pharmacologic agent in current use. It also supplies detailed discussions of the clinical investigations that support current understanding of the risks and benefits associated with the use of these drugs. Thorough references make the book useful to the novice as well as the experienced clinician.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInitial chapters focus on agents that are considered standard care: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cli\u003ediuretics\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eACE inhibitors\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eangiotensin receptor antagonists\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ealdosterone antagonists\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebeta-blockers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe discussion moves to agents currently under investigation: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cli\u003eVasopressin antagonists\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eerythropoietin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNext, the authors consider some controversial drugs: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cli\u003einotropic agents\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eantiarrhythmic drugs\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eanticoagulants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn insightful examination of pharmacogenetics considers: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow studies of the genetic profile of patients helps determine which patient populations are most likely to respond to a given class of drugs\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe potential use of pharmacogenetics to tailor a pharmacologic regimen for maximum benefit and minimum risk\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMultidrug pharmacy for heart failure therapy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn extremely helpful concluding chapter provides a roadmap of drugs with which to approach the patient with heart failure, along with an overview of the skills you need to use it most effectively. This straightforward, step-by-step algorithm will save you countless hours of research and help you make your prescribing decisions with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur M. Feldman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405103612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405103619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.08h x 7.26w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 92","brand":"Arthur M. Feldman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013912146175,"sku":"9781405103619","price":142.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc67afa1-e234-4212-bc35-8f24de65b604.jpg?v=1767745543","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heart-failure-arthur-m-feldman-9781405103619","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}