Key result
Maximizing pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapy alongside patient education optimizes advanced HF treatment.
This review emphasizes the importance of maximizing both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies, along with patient and family education, in the management of advanced heart failure.
Reinforces comprehensive advanced HF care; leaves open optimal implementation strategies for prospective validation.
Heart failure is a common clinical syndrome in which left ventricular dysfunction results in vasoconstriction, volume overload, activity intolerance, reduced quality of life, and high mortality. Recognition of the role of neurohormonal activation in the progression of heart failure has led to more effective treatment. Integral to optimal treatment of heart failure is maximization of both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapy. This article presents information important to maximizing both types of therapy in the advanced heart failure patient. The importance of effective patient and family education is emphasized.
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Debra K. Moser (1996) conducted a review in Advanced heart failure. Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapy was evaluated. Maximization of both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapy, along with effective patient and family education, is integral to the optimal treatment of advanced heart failure.