Management of Heart Failure: a Brief Review and Selected Update

Samuel Unzek; Gary S. Francis

doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2008.06.001

Management of Heart Failure: a Brief Review and Selected Update

Samuel Unzek, Gary S. Francis

Medicine - Cardiology Division

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Abstract

Despite innovative medications and devices, heart failure (HF) continues to be the leading cause for admission to hospitals in the United States in patients older than 65 years. Many trials have succeeded in improving survival and many have failed. In this article, the authors briefly review the past, describe the present, and speculate about future HF trials.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	561-571
Number of pages	11
Journal	Cardiology Clinics
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccl.2008.06.001
State	Published - Nov 1 2008

Keywords

Heart failure
Treatment

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