Optimization of GDMT for patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: can physiological and biological barriers explain the gaps in adherence to heart failure guidelines?

Marilyne Jarjour, Anique Ducharme

Article Type

Review

Published

The authors provide a comprehensive overview of clinicians’ adherence to heart failure guidelines in a specialized real-life setting, particularly regarding use and optimization of guideline-derived medical therapies, as well as the implementation of more recent agents. They seek potential explanations for suboptimal treatment and its impact on patient outcomes.

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Early experiences with edoxaban for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation in the Southeast Asia region

Alejandro Bimbo Diaz, Jeremy Chow, Fan Kee Hoo, Kok Wei Koh, Gary Chin Keong Lee, Wee Siong Teo, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Chun-Chieh Wang, Radhika Mehta

Article Type

Case Series

Published

The authors share early clinical experiences with once-daily edoxaban and discuss its evidence-based use in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Southeast Asia through several cases of patients at high risk

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COVID-19 therapy and vaccination: a clinical narrative review

Siddharth Chinta, Miguel Rodriguez-Guerra, Mohammed Shaban, Neelanjana Pandey, Maria Jaquez-Duran, Timothy J Vittorio

Article Type

Review

Published

This review discusses how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has progressed and surged, and summarizes the safety and efficacy of the most used therapies and vaccines in the light of recent evidence.

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Emerging concepts in heart failure management and treatment: focus on current guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Oscar Eduardo Ospina González, Diana Catalina Llanos Mejía, Edgardo Kaplinsky, Alejandro Barbagelata, Sergio Perrone

Article Type

Review

Published

This article reviews an updated therapeutic algorithm for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) with a special focus on the therapeutic value of adding an mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, changing an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker for an angiotensin
II receptor-neprilysin inhibitor and incorporating an sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor in patients with HFrEF.

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