Modern management of heart failure.
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.
Davies
M K
MK
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Birmingham.
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
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004232:Diuretics; D014665:Vasodilator Agents