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Andreas C Petropoulos

Andreas C Petropoulos

Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan

Title: Treatment of heart failure in childhood strategies presented in the 2014 guidelines by ISHLT

Biography

Biography: Andreas C Petropoulos

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) in childhood is a clinical and pathophysiological syndrome, resulting from: 1.Ventricular inotropic dysfunction, 2. Volume and/or Pressure overload, 3. Irregular heart rhythm 4.Long standing hyperdynamic circulations leading to a mismatch to the metabolic needs of the body. Presents as failure to thrive, respiratory distress, exercise intolerance and associated with circulatory, neurohormonal, molecular abnormalities. HF has numerous etiologies. It is a common clinical presentation as a consequence of cardiac or non-cardiac disorders, congenital or acquired. The aim of this paper is to present the current advances on treatment of HF in childhood. It focuses on the 2014 International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), guidelines. These improve the previous 2004 ISHLT guidelines and amalgamate scientific data from the 2013 ACCF/AHA for management of HF in adults. We will focus on the existing variety in treatment strategies.