Managing the Kidney when the Heart is Failing

Dr. Bakris is currently Professor of Medicine and Director of the Hypertension Center at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Bakris has published over 600 articles and book chapters in the areas of diabetic kidney disease, hypertension and progression of nephropathy. He is the Editor or Co-Editor of eight books, in the areas of Kidney Disease Progression and Diabetes. Additionally, he is the Associate Editor of the International Textbook of Cardiology. He chaired the first National Kidney Foundation Consensus report on blood pressure and impact on renal disease progression (2000). He has also served on many national guideline committees including: JNC VI and 7 writing committees, the JNC 7 executive committee, the American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guideline Committee. Dr. Bakris is also the past-president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and the current President of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) (2010-2012). He is the current Editor of American Journal of Nephrology and Hypertension, Section Editor of Up-to-Date and Associate Editor of Diabetes Care and Nephrology, Dialysis & Transplant.

From the reviews: "This is a practical and concise handbook on the management of patients with cardiorenal syndrome. ... The audience is not limited to nephrologists or to cardiologists, but includes basically anybody involved in the care of patients with heart failure/disease and renal insufficiency. ... What I particularly like about this book is the way it addresses in a systematic manner day-to-day, clinical practice questions." (Mony Fraer, Doody's Review Service, October, 2012)

• Epidemiology of Chronic Kidney Disease in Heart Failure.- Changes in Kidney Function Following Heart Failure Treatment: Focus on RAS Blockade.- Hyperkalemia Risk and Treatment of Heart Failure.-Management of Heart Failure with Renal Artery Ischaemia.- Combination Therapy in Hypertension Treatment.- Edema Mechanisms in the Heart Failure Patient and Treatment Options.- Ultrafiltration and Heart Failure.