Congestive heart failure revisited: new concepts in treatment.
Congestive heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality as the population ages. This article reviews the progress made in treating the two major causes of heart failure--mechanical and myocardial. New approaches to relieving mitral stenosis and guidelines for the treatment of congestive heart failure are reviewed. Appropriate assessment and management leads to major improvement in prognosis.
Haywood
L J
LJ
Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center 90033, USA.
D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies