Treatment guidelines in heart failure

MA Konstam, WJ Remme - Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 1998 - Elsevier
The risk of heart failure increases with age. Prognosis is poor, with 82% of patients dying
within 6 years of diagnosis. As the population ages, heart failure is becoming an increasing
problem. Heart failure is a complex disease that may be managed in a variety of ways
depending on its severity and cause. A wide range of pharmacological and
nonpharmacological therapeutic measures are available to relieve symptoms and prolong
life. These have changed considerably in the last decade. Cardiology experts in the United …