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Recent advances in heart failure
Purpose of review Acute heart failure continues to be a challenge as there is limited benefit of numerous agents that have been tested. Cardiac resynchronization therapy remains standard of care, yet timing and need for implantable cardiac defibrillator has been brought into question with the recent randomized trials. Several recent advances have been made towards management of heart failure both in drug and device therapy. The purpose of this review is to provide an update on the most important recent studies on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpE...
Source: Current Opinion in Cardiology - February 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Special Commentaries Source Type: research

Recent advances in management of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure
The objective of this review is to provide an overview of atrial fibrillation in HF, and the implications for management. Recent findings: At present there is no evidence that a rhythm control strategy may bring any long-term benefits in routine management of atrial fibrillation in HF. Recently, the procedure of pulmonary vein isolation has been shown to provide clinical and prognostic benefits in patients with atrial fibrillation and concomitant HF who remain symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy, including rate and rhythm control. A meta-analysis of patients with atrial fibrillation and symptomatic HF who had impla...
Source: Current Opinion in Cardiology - January 1, 2013 Category: Cardiology Tags: HEART FAILURE: Edited by Haissam Haddad Source Type: research