Drugs for Heart Failure Handout PDF
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Creighton University
Alessandra M. Campos Staffico
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This handout provides an overview of drugs for heart failure, covering definitions, mechanisms, and treatment approaches. It is intended for a professional audience in healthcare.
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Drugs for heart failure Alessandra M. Campos Staffico, BPharm, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmacology 1 Heart failure Definition ▪ Chronic, progressive, and uncurable condition in which the...
Drugs for heart failure Alessandra M. Campos Staffico, BPharm, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmacology 1 Heart failure Definition ▪ Chronic, progressive, and uncurable condition in which the heart is unable to pump out enough blood to provide a normal O2 supply to the body. ▪ Basic mechanisms: Systolic dysfunction Diastolic dysfunction ▪ Compensatory mechanisms. Nursing Pharmacology Prof Alessandra Staffico Heart failure: systolic dysfunction Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) ▪ Definition: impaired ventricular contraction with increased ventricular volumes. ▪ Ejection fraction
