CHF 2: medications




Family Medicine & Pharmacy Podcast show

Summary: Tina revisits ACEI, ARB, BB, and Thiazides, which were covered previously with the hypertension episodes, and introduces a few new medications as well: Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists: spironolactone and eplerenone Loop diuretic: furosemide Digoxin Vasodilators: hydralazine and isosorbite dinitrate For a quick summary of the CCS 2013 recommendations: ACE inhibitors: all asymptomatic patients with an EF 55 years with mild to moderate HF during standard HF treatments with EF ≤ 30% (or ≤ 35% if QRS duration > 130 ms) and recent (6 months) hospitalization for CV disease or with elevated BNP or NT-proBNP levels after an MI with EF ≤ 30% and HF or EF ≤ 30% alone in the presence of diabetes EF