What do the new ESC Guidelines for the treatment of heart failure bring to internists?

Vnitr Lek. 2022 Summer;68(2):104-110.

Abstract

Chronic heart failure is in european countries in 0,4-2,0% population with an increase with age. The improved care of acute cases enables to decrease the number of patients with chronic heart failure.The disease has a bad prognosis, the diagnosis therapy are demanding. European guidelines for diagnosis and treatment heart failure stress, that patients should have all 4 drugs with class 1 reccomendation (ACE I/ARNI, betablockers, MRA and SGLT2) in reccomended doses. These drugs will be given step by step with dose titration.

Keywords: chronic heart failure; diagnosis; treatment; type 2 diabetes.

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Heart Failure* / drug therapy
  • Heart Failure* / therapy
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Prognosis
  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 / therapeutic use
  • Stroke Volume

Substances

  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2