TY - JOUR
TI - Out-patient management of chronic heart failure
AU - Terrovitis, JV
AU - Anastasiou-Nana, MI
AU - Nanas, JN
JO - Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy
PY - 2005
VL - 6
TODO - 11
SP - 1857-1881
PB - TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD LONDON
SN - 1465-6566, 1744-7666
TODO - 10.1517/14656566.6.11.1857
TODO - aldosterone antagonism; ambulatory medicine; angiotensin-converting
enzyme inhibition; beta-adrenergic blockade; drug therapy; heart failure
TODO - Chronic heart failure is a clinical syndrome associated with an ominous
long-term prognosis and major economic consequences for Western
societies. In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the
pharmacological management of heart failure, and several treatments have
been confirmed to confer survival and symptomatic benefits. However,
pharmaceuticals remain underutilised, and the combination of several
different drugs present challenges for their optimal prescription,
requiring a thorough knowledge of potential side effects and complex
interactions. This article reviews in detail the evidence pertaining to
the out-patient pharmacological management of chronic heart failure, and
offers recommendations on the use of various drugs in complex clinical
conditions, or in areas of ongoing controversy.
ER -