December 1, 1991DICP

Changing Strategies in the Management of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

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Patients with chronic congestive heart failure, including asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction and…

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DHD. E. HillemanCreighton University SMSyed M. MohiuddinSir Salimullah Medical College

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Supports diuretic-digoxin-ACE inhibitor combination in NYHA II-IV CHF; leaves open need for contemporary RCTs to guide practice.

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Population

Patients with chronic congestive heart failure (CHF), including asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction (NYHA class I) and symptomatic CHF (NYHA class II-IV)

Intervention

Pharmacological management including diuretics, digoxin, ACE inhibitors, direct-acting vasodilators (hydralazine and nitrate), and heart transplantation

This review outlines the pharmacological management of chronic congestive heart failure, emphasizing the mortality benefits of combining diuretics, digoxin, and ACE inhibitors for symptomatic patients.

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Hilleman et al. (1991) studied this question.

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Heart failure HFrEF treatment HFpEF management Heart failure hospitalization

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Changing Strategies in the Management of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

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