What is this thing called heart failure? -- Coronary artery disease : the major cause of heart failure -- Cardiomyopathy : a leading cause of heart failure -- Diagnosing heart failure and its causes -- Drug treatments -- Conversations of the heart : arrhythmias and pacemakers -- Straight talk about sudden death : should I get an implantable cardioverter defibrillator? -- Surgical treatments -- Device treatments for the critically ill -- Getting a new heart -- Future therapies -- Nutrition and heart failure / by Samantha Heller -- Exercise : how much and what kind? -- The patient-doctor therapeutic relationship -- What you need to know about the hospital -- Heart failure in elderly people -- What you can do for yourself -- Where to find more information.