Publication details
Farmakologická léčba chronického srdečního selhání
| Title in English | Pharmacological management of chronic heart failure |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Farmakoterapie |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery |
| Keywords | chronic heart failure; angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; sartans; mineralocorticoid receptors antagonist; diuretics; digoxin; ivabradine |
| Description | In the last years, the number of patients with chronic heart failure is increasing. Heart failure is a frequent cause of hospitalizations. Despite the progress in therapy, heart failure has high rate of hospitalization admissions and mortality. Pharmacological management can significantly improve the course of the disease. The article is a review of pharmacotherapy of chronic heart failure, it discuss indications of the drugs and pitfalls of the therapy. |