[Heart failure: neurohumoral approach to treatment].
Heart failure is a frequent human disease, partly related to anomalous activation of the defense systems, following a cardiovascular aggression. Increases in the prevalence of heart failure have been observed in the so-called occidental culture countries, probably due to the increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, ageing population, and heart failure patients' survival. During the last two decades, intensive investigation in the human and non-human set have contributed to better knowledge of the patophysiology, the prevention and the therapeutic approach of heart failure. The Authors reviewed on some aspects of the neurohumoral activation in heart failure, with therapeutic implications.
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Serviço de Medicina, Hospital São Francisco Xavier, Lisboa.
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D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology
D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents