Rapid evidence‐based sequencing of foundational drugs for heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction

M Packer, JJV McMurray - European Journal of Heart Failure, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Foundational therapy for heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction consists of a
combination of an angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitor, a beta‐blocker, a …

The use of β-blockers in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

D Masarone, ML Martucci, V Errigo… - Journal of cardiovascular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Treatment with β-blockers is the main strategy for managing patients with heart failure and
reduced ejection fraction because of their ability to reverse the neurohumoral effects of the …

2020 Update of the quality indicators for acute myocardial infarction: a position paper of the Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care: the study group for quality …

F Schiele, S Aktaa, X Rossello, I Ahrens… - … Heart Journal Acute …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims Quality indicators (QIs) are tools to improve the delivery of evidence-base
medicine. In 2017, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Association for Acute …

[HTML][HTML] Left ventricular reverse remodeling in heart failure: remission to recovery

J Boulet, MR Mehra - Structural Heart, 2021 - Elsevier
Increased left ventricular dilation and reduced systolic function are consistently associated
with a poor prognosis and worse clinical outcomes. In this review, we discuss the …

Immune cell β2-adrenergic receptors contribute to the development of heart failure

MA Tanner, CA Maitz… - American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
β-Adrenergic receptors (βARs) regulate normal and pathophysiological heart function
through their impact on contractility. βARs are also regulators of immune function where they …

Carvedilol induces biased β1 adrenergic receptor-nitric oxide synthase 3-cyclic guanylyl monophosphate signalling to promote cardiac contractility

Q Wang, Y Wang, TM West, Y Liu… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims β-blockers are widely used in therapy for heart failure and hypertension. β-blockers are
also known to evoke additional diversified pharmacological and physiological effects in …

Clinical value of pulmonary congestion detection by lung ultrasound in patients with chronic heart failure

N Li, Y Zhu, J Zeng - Clinical cardiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic heart failure is one of the common causes of hospitalization and death. Pulmonary
congestion is the common disease feature of patients with chronic heart failure, which could …

Comparing the clinical outcomes across different sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in heart failure patients: a systematic review and network meta …

YH Teo, CSY Yoong, NL Syn, YN Teo… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Empagliflozin, dapagliflozin, canagliflozin, and ertugliflozin have been shown in
randomized controlled trials to improve cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal outcomes in …

Prevention of skin carcinogenesis by the non-β-blocking R-carvedilol enantiomer

S Liang, MA Shamim, A Shahid, M Chen… - Cancer Prevention …, 2021 - AACR
Skin cancer is the most common malignancy worldwide and is rapidly rising in incidence,
representing a significant public health challenge. The β-blocker, carvedilol, has shown …

Rate control strategies for atrial fibrillation

M Alobaida, A Alrumayh - Annals of medicine, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the main cardiac arrhythmias associated with higher risk of
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. AF can cause adverse symptoms and reduced …