Heart Failure: Evaluation and Care of Patients with Left-Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: Commentary on the AHCPR Clinical Practice Guidelines by Edward K Kasper

This practical, paperback volume provides recommendations on the evaluation and care of patients with heart failure. The focus is on decision-making and cost-effectiveness related to different treatments and therapies. Presenting an impartial view from several practising physicians, the author uses their experience to detail how the guidelines can be used in daily practice. Also discussed are differing opinions in the field, the flexibility that is needed to interpret the guidelines and how the theory of the guidelines compare to the reality of patient care.