Management of noncardiac comorbidities in chronic heart failure requires vigilance from physicians, as conditions like respiratory disease and diabetes complicate care and alter treatment responses.
This review highlights the importance of managing noncardiac comorbidities in patients with chronic heart failure to optimize care and address polypharmacy.
Prevalence of heart failure is increasing, especially in the elderly population. Noncardiac comorbidities complicate heart failure care and are increasingly common in elderly patients with reduced or preserved ejection fraction heart failure, owing to prolongation of patient's lives by advances in chronic heart failure (CHF) management. Common comorbidities include respiratory disease, renal dysfunction, anemia, arthritis, obesity, diabetes mellitus, cognitive dysfunction, and depression. These conditions contribute to the progression of the disease and may alter the response to treatment, partly as polypharmacy is inevitable in these patients. Cardiologists and other physicians caring for patients with CHF need to be vigilant to comorbid conditions that complicate the care of these patients. There is now more guidance on management of noncardiac comorbidities in heart failure, and this article contains a comprehensive review of the most recent updates on management of noncardiac comorbidities in CHF.
Chong et al. (Thu,) conducted a review in Chronic Heart Failure with Noncardiac Comorbidities. Management of noncardiac comorbidities was evaluated. Management of noncardiac comorbidities in chronic heart failure requires vigilance from physicians, as conditions like respiratory disease and diabetes complicate care and alter treatment responses.