title: Modern management of heart failure.
abstract: All grades of symptomatic heart failure have a high mortality rate due to progressive heart failure and sudden death. The aims of management are to establish the correct diagnosis and to select treatment to improve both symptomatology and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Birmingham.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004232:Diuretics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D013318:Stroke Volume; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004232:Diuretics; D014665:Vasodilator Agents