Journal
BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN
Volume 119, Issue 1, Pages 99-110Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldw025
Keywords
heart failure; HFrEF; HFpEF; hypertrophy; fibrosis; contractile dysfunction; microRNA; clinical trials
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- British Heart Foundation
- Department of Health via National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre
- British Heart Foundation [RG/13/11/30384] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [CL-2015-17-001] Funding Source: researchfish
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Heart failure is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This review covers current heart failure treatment guidelines, emerging therapies that are undergoing clinical trial, and potential new therapeutic targets arising from basic science advances. A non-systematic search of MEDLINE was carried out. International guidelines and relevant reviews were searched for additional articles. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and beta-blockers are first line treatments for chronic heart failure with reduced left ventricular function. Treatment strategies to improve mortality in heart failure with preserved left ventricular function are unclear. Many novel therapies are being tested for clinical efficacy in heart failure, including those that target natriuretic peptides and myosin activators. A large number of completely novel targets are also emerging from laboratory-based research. Better understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms driving heart failure in different settings (e.g. hypertension, post-myocardial infarction, metabolic dysfunction) may allow for targeted therapies. Therapeutic targets directed towards modifying the extracellular environment, angiogenesis, cell viability, contractile function and microRNA-based therapies.
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