Aging and Heart Failure (eBook)

Ch. 1: Changing demographics of the aging population with heart failure and implications for therapy            Bodh I. JugduttCh. 2: Biology of aging and implications for heart failure therapy and prevention            Bodh I. JugduttCh. 3: Hypertension and prevention of diastolic heart failure in the aging population            Wilbert S. AronowMaciej BanachAli AhmedCh. 4: Aging and optimal therapy of systolic heart failure in the elderly            Nakul Chander SharmaBodh I. Jugdutt Ch. 5: Atrial fibrillation and heart failure in the aging population            Pedram KazemianBodh I. JugduttCh. 6: Optimizing therapy of heart failure in the aging population with monitoring in clinics            John R. DimitryJustin A. EzekowitzCh. 7:  Cardiac alterations in aging, hypertension and diastolic heart failure            Edith PituskinD. Ian PatersonCh. 8: Polypharmacy and adverse drug reactions in the aging population with heart failure            Michael W. RichWilliam J. NienaberCh. 9: Aging-related changes in vascular biology and implications for heart failure therapy in the aging population            Michael Sean McMurtryCh. 10: Biomarkers and optimal management of heart failure in the aging population            Hanna K. Gaggin James L. Januzzi, Jr.Ch. 11: Benefits of Exercise in the elderly            Ezra A. AmsterdamC. Tissa KappagodaCh. 12: The RAAS in heart failure: an update on clinical trials and opportunities for therapy            C. Tissa KappagodaEzra A. AmsterdamCh. 13: Aging and diastolic dysfunction – the interplay of inflammation and extracellular matrix regulation                     Peter Moritz BecherDirk Westermann,Carsten TschöpeCh. 14: Reperfusion and vasodilator therapy in elderly patients with STEMI and heart failure. Improving outcomesBodh I. Jugdutt, Anwar JelaniSeraj AbualnajaNakul Chander SharmaJoseph Szeman WongCh. 15: Erythropoietin therapy for heart failure            Margarita BorovkaMathew S. MaurerCh. 16: Role of resistin in heart failure in the elderly            Yasuchika TakeishiCh. 17: Role of coronary artery calcium in cardiovascular risk stratification and management in the aging population            Craig R. ButlerPaolo RaggiCh. 18: Aging-and remodeling of the RAS and RAAS and related pathways. Implications for heart failure therapyBodh I. JugduttCh. 19: Aging and right ventricular failure from pulmonary hypertension: Effect of right ventricular and pulmonary artery remodelingJoseph Szeman WongBodh I. JugduttCh. 20: Biomarkers of cardiovascular aging           Nirankar S. NekiParamjit S. TappiaNaranjan S. DhallaCh. 21: Changes in the heart that accompany advancing age: Humans to molecules            Edward G. LakattaHarold A. SpurgeonAndzej M. JanczewskiCh. 22: Aging-related changes in cell death and cell survival pathways and implications for heart failure therapy            Guido R.Y. De MeyerDorien M. SchrijversWim MartinetCh. 23: Aging-related changes in telomeres and telomerases and implications for heart failure therapy            Pim van der HarstDirk J. van VeldhuisenCh. 24: Aging associated alterations in myocardial inflammation and fibrosis: pathophysiological perspectives and clinical implications            Arti V. ShindeNikolaos G FrangogiannisCh. 25: Aging-related changes in extracellular matrix: implications for ventricular remodeling following myocardial infarction              Nguyen T. NguyenAndriy YabluchanskiyLisandra E. de Castro BrásYu-Fang JinMerry L. LindseyCh. 26: Calcium handling defects and changes in cardiac function in the aging heart            Adriana AdameovaNirankar S. NekiParamjit S. TappiaNaranjan S. DhallaCh. 27: Integrins: Implications for aging in heart failure therapy            Laura L. DanielWilliam L. JoynerMahipal SinghKrishna SinghCh. 28: Adipokines as novel biomarkers in aging and heart failure            Ken ShinmuraCh. 29: Aging-related changes in cellular and molecular mechanisms of post-infarction remodeling. Implications for heart failure therapy            Henry Han-Jen ShihAndrew J. BoyleCh. 30: Aging-related changes in mitochondrial function and implication for heart failure therapy            Satoaki MatobaAtsushi HoshinoHiroaki MatsubaraCh. 31: Regulation of SERCA via oxidative modifications: Implications for the pathophysiology of diastolic dysfunction in the aging heart            Fuzhong QinRichard A. CohenWilson S. ColucciCh. 32: SMP-30 and aging-related cardiac remodeling and heart failure            Satoshi SuzukiYasuchika Takeishi