Publication details
Farmakoterapie chronického srdečního selhání po prvních 10 letech 21. století
| Title in English | Pharmacotherapy of chronic heart failure after the first decade of 21st century |
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Vnitřní lékařství |
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| Field | Pharmacology and pharmaceutical chemistry |
| Keywords | heart failure; ACE inhibitors; beta-blockers; digoxin; ivabradin |
| Description | We provide an overview of the main principles of pharmacological treatment of chronic heart failure. Chronic heart failure is considered to be an epidemic of the 21st century; in the Czech Republic, around 200,000 persons suffer from this condition. Over the last decade, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of heart failure has undergone significant progress and new knowledge arises every year. Generally accepted pharmacological treatment steps include administration of ACE inhibitors, AII antagonists (ARB) or beta-blockers, discussions exists on an indication for digoxin, diuretics and lipid-lowering drugs as well as on the importance of ACE-I and ARB. The role of antiarrhythmics is unclear and 2009-2011 have brought about some completely new drug groups – If channel blockers, factor Xa blockers, thrombin blockers and other agents. |
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