TY - JOUR
T1 - Highlights of the 2016 European society of cardiology guidelines on heart failure
AU - Bayes-Genis, Antoni
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - © Radcliffe Cardiology 2017. The European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure (HF) was updated in 2016. In this article, highlights of the updates made based on new findings and practical recommendations are presented. The 2016 guidelines include definitions and criteria for diagnosing the different types of HF. In addition, a newly developed algorithm is proposed for treating particularly symptomatic HF with reduced ejection fraction, including the use of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, betablockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and the angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor sacubitril/valsartan. Further evidence is required for some aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of HF, but these guidelines will prove useful for decision making in this setting.
AB - © Radcliffe Cardiology 2017. The European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure (HF) was updated in 2016. In this article, highlights of the updates made based on new findings and practical recommendations are presented. The 2016 guidelines include definitions and criteria for diagnosing the different types of HF. In addition, a newly developed algorithm is proposed for treating particularly symptomatic HF with reduced ejection fraction, including the use of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, betablockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and the angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor sacubitril/valsartan. Further evidence is required for some aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of HF, but these guidelines will prove useful for decision making in this setting.
KW - Angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor
KW - Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
KW - Cardiac resynchronisation therapy
KW - Heart failure
U2 - 10.15420/ecr.2017:5:2
DO - 10.15420/ecr.2017:5:2
M3 - Article
SN - 1758-3756
VL - 12
SP - 76
EP - 77
JO - European Cardiology Review
JF - European Cardiology Review
IS - 2
ER -