Why the study?
Do positive inotropic drugs improve long-term survival in patients with chronic heart failure?
Population
Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF)
Design
Review
Authors
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Warrants restricting most inotropes to acute HF settings; leaves open digoxin's role in contemporary chronic management.
Do positive inotropic drugs improve long-term survival in patients with chronic heart failure?
Positive inotropic drugs generally have deleterious effects on long-term survival in chronic heart failure, and digoxin is increasingly viewed as most suitable for short-term use in acute decompensated heart failure.
SWYNGHEDAUW et al. (2002) studied this question.
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