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• Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 208. Approach to the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease: Table of contents
    • The Magnitude of the Problem: Access document
    • Cardiac Symptoms: Access document
    • Fear of Heart Disease: Access document
    • Diagnosis: Access document
    • Pitfalls in Cardiovascular Medicine: Access document
    • Management: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
  • Chapter 209. Physical Examination of the Cardiovascular System: Table of contents
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Examination of the Retina: Access document
    • Examination of the Abdomen: Access document
    • Examination of the Extremities: Access document
    • Arterial Pressure Pulse: Access document
    • Jugular Venous Pulse (JVP): Access document
    • Precordial Palpation: Access document
    • Cardiac Auscultation
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Heart Sounds: Access document
      • Heart Murmurs: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
  • Chapter 215. Normal and Abnormal Myocardial Function: Table of contents
    • Cellular Basis of Cardiac Contraction
      • The Cardiac Ultrastructure: Access document
      • The Contractile Process: Access document
      • Cardiac Activation: Access document
      • The Role of Muscle Length: Access document
    • Myocardial Mechanics and Cardiac Function
      • The Force-Velocity Curve: Access document
      • Ventricular Ejection: Access document
      • Assessment of Cardiac Function: Access document
      • Diastolic Function: Access document
    • Control of Cardiac Performance and Output
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume (Preload): Access document
      • Myocardial Contractility: Access document
      • Ventricular Afterload: Access document
      • Exercise: Access document
    • The Failing Heart
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Mechanisms of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Neurohumoral and Cytokine Adjustments: Access document
      • Heart FailureýA Disturbance of the Myocardial Pump: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
  • Chapter 216. Heart Failure and Cor Pulmonale: Table of contents
    • Heart Failure
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Causes of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Forms of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Clinical Manifestations of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Approach to the Patient: Access document
      • Treatment: Access document
      • Prognosis: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
  • Chapter 32. Edema: Table of contents
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Pathogenesis: Access document
    • Clinical Causes of Edema: Access document
    • Differential Diagnosis: Access document
    • Distribution of Edema: Access document
    • Additional Factors in Diagnosis: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
• Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part III - Heart Failure: Access document
    • Chapter 19 - Mechanisms of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation: Access document
      • Microanatomy of Contractile Cells and Proteins: Access document
      • Calcium Ion Fluxes in Cardiac Contraction-Relaxation Cycle: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Sarcolemmal Control of Calcium and Sodium Ions: Access document
        • Ion Exchangers and Pumps: Access document
      • Beta-Adrenergic Signal Systems: Access document
      • Cholinergic and Nitric Oxide Signaling: Access document
      • Contractile Performance of the Intact Heart: Access document
        • The Cardiac Cycle: Access document
        • Definitions of Systole and Diastole: Access document
        • Contractility Versus Loading Conditions: Access document
        • Starling's Law of the Heart: Access document
        • Wall Stress: Access document
        • Heart Rate and Force-Frequency Relation: Access document
        • Myocardial Oxygen Uptake: Access document
        • Measurements of Contractility: Access document
      • Effects of Ischemia and Reperfusion on Contraction and Relaxation: Access document
        • Contractile Impairment in Ischemia: Access document
        • Response to Ischemia: Access document
      • Heart Failure: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 20 - Assessment of Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Function: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • New Relevance of Assessment of Cardiac Function: Access document
      • Left Ventricular Systolic Function: Access document
      • Diastolic Function: Access document
        • Definitions [and Assessment]: Access document
        • Imaging Techniques for the Assessment of Diastolic Function: Access document
      • Right Ventricular Function: Access document
      • Exercise: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 21 - Pathophysiology of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Short-Term Adaptive Mechanisms: Access document
      • Chronic Myocardial Remodeling: Access document
        • Patterns of Ventricular Remodeling: Access document
        • Mechanical Performance of Remodeled Myocardium: Access document
        • Transition to Heart Failure: Access document
      • Molecular Mechanisms of Myocardial Remodeling and Failure: Access document
        • Myocyte Loss: Access document
        • Alterations in Excitation-Contraction Coupling: Access document
      • Role of Calcium in Excitation-Contraction Coupling: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Alterations in the Contractile Apparatus: Access document
      • Reduction of Myosin Adenosine Triphosphatase Activity: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Alterations in the Cardiac Matrix: Access document
        • Myocardial Energetics in Heart Failure: Access document
      • Pathophysiology of Diastolic Heart Failure: Access document
      • Neurohormonal, Autocrine, and Paracrine Adjustments: Access document
        • Autonomic Nervous System: Access document
        • Beta-Adrenergic Receptor-G Protein-Adenylyl Cyclase Pathway: Access document
        • Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 22 - Clinical Aspects of Heart Failure; Pulmonary Edema, High-Output Failure: Access document
      • Definition: Access document
      • Prevalence and Incidence: Access document
      • Forms and Causes of Heart Failure: Access document
        • Forward Versus Backward Heart Failure: Access document
        • Systolic Versus Diastolic Heart Failure: Access document
        • Underlying Causes of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Clinical Manifestations: Access document
        • Symptoms: Access document
        • Physical Findings: Access document
          • Introduction: Access document
          • Cardiac Findings: Access document
        • Laboratory Findings: Access document
      • Prognosis: Access document
      • Pulmonary Edema: Access document
        • Mechanism of Pulmonary Edema: Access document
          • Introduction: Access document
          • Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema: Access document
          • Pulmonary Edema of Unknown or Incompletely Defined Pathogenesis: Access document
          • Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Edema: Access document
      • High-Output Heart Failure: Access document
        • Anemia: Access document
        • Systemic Arteriovenous Fistulas: Access document
        • Hyperthyroidism: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 23 - Drugs in the Treatment of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Diuretics: Access document
        • Renal Adaptation to Heart Failure: Access document
        • Mechanisms of Action of Diuretics: Access document
        • Classes of Diuretics: Access document
          • Loop Diuretics: Access document
          • Thiazide and Thiazide-Like Diuretics: Access document
          • Potassium-Sparing Diuretics: Access document
          • Aldosterone Type I or Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists: Access document
        • Diuretic Resistance and Management: Access document
          • Mechanisms: Access document
          • Management: Access document
          • Electrolyte and Metabolic Disorders in Heart Failure: Complications of Diuretic Therapy: Access document
      • Vasodilators: Access document
        • Rationale and Mechanism of Action: Access document
        • Nitrovasodilators: Access document
          • Organic Nitrates: Access document
          • Nitroprusside: Access document
        • "Directly Acting" and Other Vasodilators: Access document
          • Hydralazine: Access document
          • Natriuretic Peptides: Access document
      • Positive Inotropic Agents: Access document
        • Cardiac Glycosides: Access document
          • Mechanisms of Action: Access document
          • Clinical Observations: Access document
          • Pharmacokinetics and Dosing: Access document
        • Adrenergic Agonists: Access document
          • Mechanism of Action: Access document
          • Dobutamine: Access document
          • Dopamine: Access document
        • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors (PDEI): Access document
          • Introduction: Access document
          • Individual Agents: Access document
      • Neurohormonal Inhibitors: Access document
        • Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System: Access document
          • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors: Access document
          • Angiotensin II AT1 Receptor-Blocking Agents: Access document
          • Aldosterone Receptor Antagonists: Access document
        • Antiadrenergic Agents: Access document
          • Rationale and Mechanism of Action: Access document
          • Beta-Adrenergic Receptor-Blocking Agents: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 24 - Management of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Pathophysiology of Heart Failure due to Primary or Secondary Dilated Cardiomyopathies: Access document
      • Diagnosis of Heart Failure: Determination of Etiology and Prognosis: Access document
      • Management of Acute, New-Onset Heart Failure: Access document
      • Management of Chronic Heart Failure: Access document
        • Pharmacological Therapy for Chronic Heart Failure Caused by Systolic Dysfunction: Access document
        • Pharmacological Therapy for Chronic Heart Failure Caused by Diastolic Dysfunction: Access document
        • Adjunctive Pharmacological Therapy: Access document
        • Device Therapy: Access document
        • Surgical Therapy: Access document
        • Management of Episodes of Acute Decompensation: Access document
        • Health Care Delivery Strategies: Access document
        • Exercise: Access document
        • Investigational Treatment and Future Directions: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • Guidelines: Management of Heart Failure: Access document
        • Initial Evaluation of Patient: Access document
        • Ongoing Assessment of Patients with Heart Failure: Access document
        • Treatment of Patients at High Risk of Developing Heart Failure (Stage A): Access document
        • Treatment of Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Who have not Developed Symptoms (Stage B): Access document
        • Treatment of Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Current or Prior Symptoms (Stage C): Access document
        • Treatment of Patients with Refractory End-Stage Heart Failure (Stage D): Access document
        • Special Populations and Concomitant Disorders: Access document
        • Diastolic Dysfunction: Access document
        • References: Access document
    • Chapter 25 - Assisted Circulation in the Treatment of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • History: Access document
      • Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation: Access document
      • Ventricular Assist Devices: Access document
        • Basic Rationale and Treatment Goals: Access document
        • Indications for Ventricular Assist Device Support: Access document
        • Preoperative Risk Assessment: Access document
        • Device Selection: Access document
        • Short-Term Devices: Access document
        • Pulsatile Devices: Access document
        • Total Artificial Heart: Access document
        • Axial Flow Pumps: Access document
        • Totally Implantable Pulsatile Devices: Access document
        • Postoperative Management: Access document
        • Conclusion: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 26 - Heart Transplantation: Access document
      • History: Access document
      • Heart Transplantation: The Operation: Access document
      • Recipient Selection: Access document
        • Advanced Age: Access document
        • Severe Peripheral or Cerebrovascular Disease: Access document
        • Irreversible Organ Dysfunction: Access document
        • History of Malignancy: Access document
        • Inability or Unwillingness to Comply with a Complex Medical Regimen: Access document
        • Irreversible Pulmonary Hypertension: Access document
        • Active Systemic Infection: Access document
      • Donor Selection and Management: Access document
        • Guidelines for Donor Selection: Access document
        • Donor Management: Access document
        • Donor and Recipient Matching: Access document
        • Organ Procurement: Access document
      • Immunosuppression: Access document
      • Physiology of the Transplanted Heart: Access document
      • Expected Postoperative Complications: Access document
        • Rejection: Access document
        • Infection: Access document
        • Malignancy: Access document
        • Graft Coronary Artery Disease: Access document
        • Drug-Related Toxicity: Access document
      • Overall Results: Access document
      • Heart-Lung Transplantation: Access document
      • References: Access document
  • Part X - Cardiovascular Disease and Disorders of Other Organs: Access document
    • Chapter 86 - Interface Between Renal Disease and Cardiovascular Illness: Access document
      • The Cardiorenal Intersection: Access document
      • Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Risk: Access document
      • Chronic Kidney Disease Complicating Congestive Heart Failure: Access document
      • Summary: Access document
      • References: Access document
  • Part X - Cardiovascular Disease and Disorders of Other Organs: Access document
    • Chapter 84 - Psychiatric and Behavioral Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Psychiatric and Behavioral Aspects of Hypertension and Heart Failure: Access document
        • Heart Failure: Access document
      • References: Access document
  • Part I - General Considerations of Cardiovascular Disease
    • Chapter 2 - Economics and Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
      • Analysis of Specific Interventions: Access document
        • Chronic Disease: Heart Failure: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Goldberger: Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach 6th Ed.-1999 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 10 - Miscellaneous ECG Patterns: Access document
• Feldman: Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease 7th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 29 - Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Systemic Diseases: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Cardiac Diseases: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Ferri: Ferri's Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment-2006 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section I - Diseases and Disorders: Access document
    • Congestive Heart Failure: Access document
• Goldman: Cecil Textbook of Medicine 22nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part VIII - Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
    • Chapter 46 - Approach to the Patient with Possible Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • [Approach to the Patient with Possible Cardiovascular Disease]: Access document
      • Suggested Readings: Access document
    • Chapter 55 - Heart Failure: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis: Access document
      • Heart Failure: Access document
      • Heart Failure Syndrome: Access document
      • Clinical Presentation of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Evaluation of the Patient with Possible Heart Failure: Access document
      • Evaluation and Follow-Up of the Heart Failure Patient: Access document
      • Suggested Readings: Access document
    • Chapter 56 - Heart Failure: Management and Prognosis: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • [Heart Failure: Management and Prognosis]: Access document
      • Grade A: Access document
      • Suggested Readings: Access document
• Cheng-Zaas: The Osler Medical Handbook 1st Ed. - 2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 8 - Heart Failure: Access document
• Rakel: Textbook of Family Practice 6th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 36 - Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
    • Congestive Heart Failure: Access document
    • References: Access document
    • Suggested Readings: Access document
• Ferri: Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient 6th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 3 - Cardiovascular Diseases: Access document
    • Congestive Heart Failure: Access document
• Noble: Textbook of Primary Care Medicine, 3rd Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 65 - Heart Failure: Access document
    • Definition: Access document
    • Epidemiology: Access document
    • Pathophysiology: Access document
    • Etiology: Access document
    • Patient Evaluation: Access document
    • Diagnosis: Access document
    • Management: Access document
    • Evidence-Based Medicine: Access document
• MD Consult Reference Books: Table of contents | Keyword search - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
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• The Merck Manual 17th Ed.-1999: Table of contents
  • Chapter 203: Heart Failure: Table of contents
    • General: Access document
    • Cardiomyopathy: Access document
    • Cor Pulmonale: Access document
• Family Practice Handbook 4th Ed.-2001: Table of contents
  • Chapter 3: Cardiology: Table of contents
    • Congestive Heart Failure: Access document
• Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Heart Failure: Access document
  • Myocardial Ischemia: Access document
  • Pulmonary Edema, Cardiogenic: Access document
  • Cardiac Cirrhosis: Access document
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation: Access document

Emergency Medicine Resources   See also General Emergency Medicine Resources

• Marx: Rosen: Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice 5th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 76 - Heart Failure: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Epidemiology: Access document
    • Cellular Mechanisms: Access document
    • Pathophysiology of Acute Pulmonary Edema: Access document
    • Compensatory Mechanisms: Access document
    • Myocardial Pathophysiology: Access document
    • Classification of Heart Failure: Access document
    • Clinical Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Heart Failure: Access document
    • Treatment of Heart Failure: Access document
    • Summary: Access document
    • Key Concepts: Access document
  • Chapter 164 - [Pediatric] Cardiac Disorders: Access document
    • Perspective: Access document
    • Principles of Disease: Access document
    • Clinical Features and Diagnostic Strategies: Access document
    • Specific Disorders: Access document
    • Key Concepts: Access document
• Emergency Medicine (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Edema: Access document

Pediatrics Resources   See also General Pediatrics Resources

• Park: Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners 4th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 18 - Primary Myocardial Disease: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Doxorubicin Cardiomyopathy: Access document
  • Chapter 29 - Manifestations of Cardiac Problems in Newborns: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Heart Failure in the Newborn: Access document
  • Chapter 30 - Congestive Heart Failure: Access document
    • Definition: Access document
    • Cause: Access document
    • Clinical Manifestations: Access document
    • Management: Access document
• Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part II - Examination of the Patient: Access document
    • Chapter 7 - The History: Access document
      • Importance of the History: Access document
      • The History in Specific Forms of Heart Disease: Access document
        • Heart Disease in Infancy and Childhood: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Behrman: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 17th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part 19 - The Cardiovascular System
    • Section 7 - Cardiac Therapeutics
      • Chapter 434 - Heart Failure: Access document
      • Chapter 435 - Pediatric Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation: Access document
• The Merck Manual 17th Ed.-1999: Table of contents
  • Chapter 261: Congenital Anomalies: Table of contents
    • General: Access document
    • Heart Failure: Access document
• Pediatrics (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Heart Failure, Congestive: Access document

Geriatrics Resources   See also General Geriatrics Resources

• Duthie: Practice of Geriatrics 3rd Ed.-1998 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 34 - Cardiac Disorders: Access document
• Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part IX - Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations: Access document
    • Chapter 72 - Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly: Access document
      • Demographics and Epidemiology: Access document
      • Heart Failure: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Merck Manual of Geriatrics: Table of contents
  • Chapter 92. Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy: Access document
    • Heart Failure: Access document
      • Etiology and Pathogenesis: Access document
      • Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis: Access document
      • Prognosis: Access document
      • Treatment: Access document
      • Patient and Caregiver Issues: Access document
      • End-of-Life Issues: Access document
• Geriatrics Resource Guide (Northwestern Univ): Table of contents
  • Geriatric Aphorisms: Access document
  • History and Physical Examination: Access document
  • Cardiovascular Function and Disease in the Elderly: Access document

Radiology Resources   See also General Radiology Resources

• Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 216. Heart Failure and Cor Pulmonale: Table of contents
    • Heart Failure
      • Clinical Manifestations of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Approach to the Patient: Access document
• Mettler: Essentials of Radiology 2nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 5 - Cardiovascular System: Access document
    • Normal Anatomy and Imaging Techniques: Access document
    • Ischemic Cardiac Disease: Access document
      • Congestive Failure: Access document
  • Chapter 3 - Chest: Access document
    • Tubes, Wires, and Lines: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and Pulmonary Edema: Access document
• Noble: Textbook of Primary Care Medicine, 3rd Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 65 - Heart Failure: Access document
    • Diagnosis: Access document
• Introduction to Cardiothoracic Imaging (Yale University): Table of contents
  • Image Findings
    • Kerley A and B Lines: Access document
  • Cases
    • Congestive Failure: Table of contents
• CHORUS-Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology: Homepage
  • Cardiovascular System: List of documents
    • Heart Failure in Kids: Access document
    • Neotal Heart Failure: Access document

Pathology Resources

• Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 215. Normal and Abnormal Myocardial Function: Table of contents
    • The Failing Heart
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Mechanisms of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Neurohumoral and Cytokine Adjustments: Access document
      • Heart FailureýA Disturbance of the Myocardial Pump: Access document
  • Chapter 216. Heart Failure and Cor Pulmonale: Table of contents
    • Heart Failure
      • Causes of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Forms of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Approach to the Patient: Access document
  • Chapter 32. Edema: Table of contents
    • Pathogenesis: Access document
• Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part III - Heart Failure: Access document
    • Chapter 19 - Mechanisms of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation: Access document
      • Microanatomy of Contractile Cells and Proteins: Access document
      • Calcium Ion Fluxes in Cardiac Contraction-Relaxation Cycle: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Sarcolemmal Control of Calcium and Sodium Ions: Access document
        • Ion Exchangers and Pumps: Access document
      • Beta-Adrenergic Signal Systems: Access document
      • Cholinergic and Nitric Oxide Signaling: Access document
      • Contractile Performance of the Intact Heart: Access document
        • The Cardiac Cycle: Access document
        • Definitions of Systole and Diastole: Access document
        • Contractility Versus Loading Conditions: Access document
        • Starling's Law of the Heart: Access document
        • Wall Stress: Access document
        • Heart Rate and Force-Frequency Relation: Access document
        • Myocardial Oxygen Uptake: Access document
        • Measurements of Contractility: Access document
      • Effects of Ischemia and Reperfusion on Contraction and Relaxation: Access document
        • Contractile Impairment in Ischemia: Access document
        • Response to Ischemia: Access document
      • Heart Failure: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Chapter 21 - Pathophysiology of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Short-Term Adaptive Mechanisms: Access document
      • Chronic Myocardial Remodeling: Access document
        • Patterns of Ventricular Remodeling: Access document
        • Mechanical Performance of Remodeled Myocardium: Access document
        • Transition to Heart Failure: Access document
      • Molecular Mechanisms of Myocardial Remodeling and Failure: Access document
        • Myocyte Loss: Access document
        • Alterations in Excitation-Contraction Coupling: Access document
      • Role of Calcium in Excitation-Contraction Coupling: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Alterations in the Contractile Apparatus: Access document
      • Reduction of Myosin Adenosine Triphosphatase Activity: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Alterations in the Cardiac Matrix: Access document
        • Myocardial Energetics in Heart Failure: Access document
      • Pathophysiology of Diastolic Heart Failure: Access document
      • Neurohormonal, Autocrine, and Paracrine Adjustments: Access document
        • Autonomic Nervous System: Access document
        • Beta-Adrenergic Receptor-G Protein-Adenylyl Cyclase Pathway: Access document
        • Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Goldman: Cecil Textbook of Medicine 22nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part VIII - Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
    • Chapter 55 - Heart Failure: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis: Access document
      • Heart Failure: Access document
      • Heart Failure Syndrome: Access document
      • Clinical Presentation of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Evaluation of the Patient with Possible Heart Failure: Access document
      • Evaluation and Follow-Up of the Heart Failure Patient: Access document
      • Suggested Readings: Access document
• Noble: Textbook of Primary Care Medicine, 3rd Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 65 - Heart Failure: Access document
    • Definition: Access document
    • Pathophysiology: Access document
    • Etiology: Access document
    • Diagnosis: Access document
• Kumar: Robbins and Cotran: Pathologic Basis of Disease 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 4 - Hemodynamic Disorders, Thromboembolic Disease, and Shock: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Hyperemia and Congestion: Access document
    • References: Access document
  • Chapter 12 - The Heart: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Normal: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Effects of Aging on the Heart: Access document
    • Pathology: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Heart Failure: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Henry: Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 20th Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part III - Urine and Other Body Fluids: Access document
    • Chapter 19 - Cerebrospinal, Synovial, and Serous Body Fluids: Access document
      • Pleural Fluid: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • Color Plates: Access document
• eAtlas of Pathology (Univ of Connecticut): Table of contents
  • Diseases of Lung: List of documents
    • Pulmonary Congestion (External View): Access document
    • Congestion of Lung: Access document
    • Alveolar Macrophage with Hemosiderin Deposition (40X): Access document

Alternative/Complementary Medicine Resources

• Rakel: Integrative Medicine 1st Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 20 - Congestive Heart Failure: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Pathophysiology: Access document
    • Integrative Therapy: Access document
    • Therapeutic Review: Access document
    • References: Access document

Clinical Guidelines

• Family Practice.com: Homepage
  • Chronic Heart Failure Reference Guide: Access document
  • Chronic Heart Failure Decision Support Flow Chart: Access document
• Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part III - Heart Failure: Access document
    • Chapter 24 - Management of Heart Failure: Access document
      • Guidelines: Management of Heart Failure: Access document
        • Initial Evaluation of Patient: Access document
        • Ongoing Assessment of Patients with Heart Failure: Access document
        • Treatment of Patients at High Risk of Developing Heart Failure (Stage A): Access document
        • Treatment of Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Who have not Developed Symptoms (Stage B): Access document
        • Treatment of Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Current or Prior Symptoms (Stage C): Access document
        • Treatment of Patients with Refractory End-Stage Heart Failure (Stage D): Access document
        • Special Populations and Concomitant Disorders: Access document
        • Diastolic Dysfunction: Access document
        • References: Access document
• American Heart Association: Homepage
  • Scientific Statements: List of documents
    • Thiazolidinedione Use, Fluid Retention, and Congestive Heart Failure (2003): Access document
    • Exercise and Heart Failure (2003): Access document
    • ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult  (2001): Executive summary | Full text
    • Mechanical Cardiac Support 2000: Current Applications and Future Trial Design: June 15ý16, 2000 Bethesda, Maryland  (2001): Access document
    • Team Management of Patients With Heart Failure (2000): Access document
    • Evaluating Quality of Care for Patients With Heart Failure (2000): Access document
    • Measuring and Improving Quality of Care (2000): Access document
• Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement: Homepage
  • Knowledge Resources: Table of contents
    • Congestive Heart Failure in Adults: Access document
• European Society of Cardiology: Homepage
  • Guidelines and Scientific Statement: List of documents
    • Chronic Heart Failure: List of documents
• British Medical Journal: Homepage
  • Collected Resources: Table of contents
    • Heart Failure : List of documents
• MD Consult Practice Guidelines: Table of contents | Keyword search - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Heart Failure: List of documents
• National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
  • Congestive Heart Failure (MeSH browse): List of documents
  • Congestive Heart Failure (Keyword search): List of documents

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Homepage
  • Heart and Blood Vessel Diseases Trials: Table of contents
    • Heart Failure, Congestive: List of documents
• CenterWatch Clinical Trials by Disease Categories: Table of contents
  • Clinical Trials by Disease Category: Table of contents
    • Cardiology/Vascular Diseases: Table of contents
      • Heart Failure, Congestive: List of documents
      • Heart Failure: List of documents
      • Heart Disease: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Clinical Trials
  Additional Clinical Trials resources ( These sites have not been reviewed. )

News Resources

• Doctor's Guide to the Internet : Homepage
  • Cardiology News : List of documents
    • Heart Failure (Keyword search) : List of documents
• MD Consult: Homepage - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Today in Medicine : Table of content (scroll down to Cardiology)

Miscellaneous Congestive Heart Failure Clinical Resources

• HealthWeb: Homepage
  • Cardiology: Table of contents
    • Educational Resources: List of documents
    • Electronic Journals: List of documents
    • Continuing Education: List of documents
    • Associations: List of documents
    • Discussion Groups: List of documents
    • Consumer Health Resources: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Heart Failure
  Additional Heart Failure resources ( These sites have not been reviewed. )
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Heart Diseases
  Additional Heart Diseases resources ( These sites have not been reviewed. )
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Cardiology
  Additional Cardiology resources ( These sites have not been reviewed. )