Heart Failure in the Child and Young Adult

Completely revised and expanded, this Second Edition of Heart Failure in the Child and Young Adult: From Bench to Bedside highlights unique aspects of heart failure in the young. This comprehensive resource combines research from multiple contributors with current guidelines to bridge the knowledge gap for the recognition and management of heart failure in children. Coverage begins with the basic science of heart failure, then progresses through diagnosis, management, treatment and surgery, finally concluding with advanced special topics, including genetics, self-management and nanomedicine. This new edition covers advancements in the field, including additional chapters and discussion on biomarkers, neuromuscular disease, quality of life, palliative care, and the impact of COVID-19 in myocarditis and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, and serves as an indispensable reference to basic science researchers in cardiology and pediatrics, cardiologists and pediatric cardiologists.