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<p>Chronic congestive heart failure is a clinical syndrome based on the progressive deterioration of contractile (systolic) heart function due to structural or functional disorders. The incidence of the disease increases with age, so the prevalence in people older than 75 years is greater than 10%. Due to the different clinical presentation, the pharmacological approach to the patient is individual, and most patients are treated on an outpatient basis, according to the guidelines taken from the recommendations of professional associations. Hospitalization is necessary in severe forms of CHF or acute exacerbations. Patients with severe hemodynamic disturbances due to acute CHF require treatment in intensive care units, due to specific cardiovascular therapy, respiratory support and vital functions monitoring. Individualized, stepwise and rational pharmacological therapy achieves significant symptomatic and functional improvement in most patients.</p>
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Chronic congestive heart failure is a clinical syndrome based on the progressive deterioration of contractile (systolic) heart function due to structural or functional disorders. The incidence of the disease increases with age, so the prevalence in people older than 75 years is greater than 10%. Due to the different clinical presentation, the pharmacological approach to the patient is individual, and most patients are treated on an outpatient basis, according to the guidelines taken from the recommendations of professional associations. Hospitalization is necessary in severe forms of CHF or acute exacerbations. Patients with severe hemodynamic disturbances due to acute CHF require treatment in intensive care units, due to specific cardiovascular therapy, respiratory support and vital functions monitoring. Individualized, stepwise and rational pharmacological therapy achieves significant symptomatic and functional improvement in most patients.

Pharmacological Treatment of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Internal medicine

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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Chronic congestive heart failure is a clinical syndrome based on the progressive deterioration of contractile (systolic) heart function due to structural or...

Pharmacological Treatment of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

Publié en ligne: 16 mai 2022

Pages: -

Reçu: 27 janv. 2021

Accepté: 28 févr. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2021-0011

Mots clés
Congestive heart failure, renal failure, ejection fraction, pharmacological treatment, diuretics, inotropic drugs

© 2022 Mina Poskurica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Pharmacological Treatment of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

Publié en ligne: 16 mai 2022

Pages: -

Reçu: 27 janv. 2021

Accepté: 28 févr. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2021-0011

Mots clésCongestive heart failure, renal failure, ejection fraction, pharmacological treatment, diuretics, inotropic drugs

© 2022 Mina Poskurica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Congestive heart failure, renal failure, ejection fraction, pharmacological treatment, diuretics, inotropic drugs