Heart failure affects over 5 million patients in the United States alone, and is a chronic and debilitating disease. While a number of pharmacologic therapies have shown varying degrees of effectiveness, many recent advances in the treatment of heart failure has focused on device based therapies. In Device Therapy in Heart Failure, William H. Maisel and a panel of authorities on the use and implementation of device based therapies provide a comprehensive overview of the current and developing technologies that are used to treat heart failure. Individual chapters provide an in-depth analysis of devices such as CRT's and ICD's, while broader topics such as the pathophysiology of heart failure and its current medical therapies are also discussed. Additional topics include Pacing and Defibrillation for Atrial Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, and Percutaneous Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease.

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Pathophysiology of Heart Failure.- Medical Therapy for Heart Failure.- Device Trials in Chronic Heart Failure: Implications of Trial Design.- The FDA Perspective on Heart Failure Devices.- Hemodynamic Monitoring in Heart Failure.- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators.- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.- Pacing and Defibrillation for Atrial Arrhythmias.- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.- Percutaneous Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease.- Percutaneous Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease.- Percutaneous Management of Valvular Heart Disease.- Ventricular Assist Devices and Total Artificial Hearts.- Device Therapy for Left Ventricular Dysfunction.