RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nichols, Emma Hitt
T1 Heart Failure: Updates in Diagnosis and Treatment
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 16
SP 27
OP 30
DO 10.1177/155989771416020
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/16/27.abstract
AB New imaging techniques and biomarkers are poised to improve the diagnosis of heart failure. The treatment of heart failure with preserved or reduced ejection fraction remains challenging. New drug treatments under investigation are natriuretic peptides, relaxin, ivabradine, spironolactone, and neprilysin. Stem cell therapy in heart failure is an active area of research.