The Use of β-Blockers in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

• Published in: Journal of cardiovascular development and disease Vol. 8; no. 9; p. 101
• Main Authors: Masarone, Daniele, Martucci, Maria Luigia, Errigo, Vittoria, Pacileo, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 24.08.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiomyopathy; Catecholamines; Drug dosages; Ejection fraction; Heart attacks; Heart failure; heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; Hypertension; Ischemia; Medical prognosis; Mortality; Pathophysiology; pharmacologic therapy; Review; β-blockers

Treatment with β-blockers is the main strategy for managing patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction because of their ability to reverse the neurohumoral effects of the sympathetic nervous system, with consequent prognostic and symptomatic benefits. However, to date, they are underu...