Vasodilator Therapies in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Vasodilators are commonly recommended to treat acute heart failure (AHF), yet they are infrequently used. This review aims to evaluate the clinical utility of traditional, historical, and novel vasodilators in the treatment of AHF.

RECENT FINDINGS: No traditional vasodilator (i.e., nitroglycerin) therapy definitely improves short- or long-term outcomes. Despite repeated efforts to develop new pharmacologic treatments, no novel therapy outperforms traditional management. At the present time, we continue to recommend traditional vasodilators, such as nitroglycerin. The use of select vasodilators in the treatment of AHF improves hemodynamics and provides short-term relief; however, data regarding long-term benefits is lacking.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Current heart failure reports - 16(2019), 1 vom: 14. Feb., Seite 32-37

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Holt, Daniel B [VerfasserIn]
Pang, Peter S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute heart failure
Journal Article
Review
Vasodilator(s)
Vasodilator Agents

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.02.2020

Date Revised 09.03.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11897-019-0421-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM293877572