THE FAILING HEART: NEW MODALITIES OF TREATMENT
- Author:
David Sim Kheng Leng
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Contemporary Pharmacological Therapy;
Landmark
- From:The Singapore Family Physician
2016;42(2):29-30
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
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Abstract:
In the last 40 years, pharmacological therapy for chronic
heart failure has rapidly expanded beyond diuretics and
digoxin. Standard pharmacological therapy includes beta
blockers and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
antagonists. Even with existing contemporary
pharmacological therapy, which has substantially improved
outcomes, prognosis is fairly poor. The treatment of heart
failure continues to evolve with the integration of the results
from landmark clinical trials into contemporary therapy.
Development of novel therapeutic strategies for the
treatment of this disease is crucial. Some of these new
approaches will be briefly discussed.
