INSUFICIÊNCIA CARDÍACA ESSENCIAL

The discussion about heart failure (HF) is always important, not only because of the expressive numbers so prevalent with advancing age in the population, but also because of the social and economic impact of thousands of lives. The HF due to its importance has and must be well conducted. Its diagnostic role is very valuable, being readily recognized and classified, its evolution may be delayed or even reversed with the patient well medicated and well oriented. Their mortality in the final phase with refractoriness cannot limit care and nor wane in the search for the best possible quality of life with the rehabilitation of these, abilities so little used today. In this book we have outlined a didactic classification in 6 chapters: 1) concept and classification 2) clinical picture 3) diagnosis 4) complementary exams 5) non-drug treatment and 6) drug treatment. The objective was not to exhaust all the possibilities of this universe that is HF, but we aim, in a didactic way, to update the theme in what seemed to us to be as important and current as possible. Research within a respected bibliography and the most current guidelines was done for our foundation. Davi Ferreira Melo