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Review article: Biomedical intelligence

Vol. 149 No. 1112 (2019)

Chronic heart failure: advances in pharmacological treatment and future perspectives

  • Gabriela M. Kuster
  • Otmar Pfister
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2019.20036
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2019;149:w20036
Published
24.03.2019

Summary

Besides noticeable progress in device therapy during the past decade, more recent advances in the management of chronic heart failure have led to exciting new pharmacological options. Among these, the combined angiotensin II receptor/neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) valsartan/sacubitril has already proven highly effective in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and convincing data are available regarding the cardioprotective effects of sodium-glucose-co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. These two treatments have earned a class I and a class II recommendation, respectively, in the European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure. Whereas progress with respect to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is still slow, both ARNIs and SGLT2 inhibitors hold great promise for this condition as well, and large clinical trials are currently ongoing. In addition, new diagnostic algorithms have recently been developed to improve the diagnostic accuracy for HFpEF, which will ultimately aid the search for effective therapies in future clinical trials. In this review article, these most recent advances in the diagnosis and pharmacological management of HFrEF and HFpEF are highlighted, and set-backs as well as opportunities for future developments (e.g., tafamidis for the treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy) are discussed.

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