Beta blockers in systolic heart failure

Heart failure is a common reason for general practice encounters. It affects 4% of Australians aged 45 years or over with the prevalence increasing from about 1% at age 50-59 years to more than 50% at 84 years of age and over. Patients with heart failure are increasingly managed in the primary care...

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Published inAustralian family physician Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 137 - 139
Main Authors Jackowski, Leslie, Azam, Roshmeen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia Copyright Agency Limited (Distributor) 01.03.2008
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Adrenergic beta blockers
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - adverse effects
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - therapeutic use
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Asthma
Asymptomatic
Australia - epidemiology
Beta blockers
Blood pressure
Cardiac arrhythmia
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Contraindications
Diuretics
Diuretics - therapeutic use
Drug dosages
Drug Therapy, Combination
Drug utilization
Heart failure
Heart Failure - drug therapy
Heart Failure - epidemiology
Heart Failure - prevention & control
Heart rate
Humans
Hypotension
Mortality
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Patients
Prevalence
Primary Health Care
Retention
Systole
Therapeutic use
Australia
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Summary:Heart failure is a common reason for general practice encounters. It affects 4% of Australians aged 45 years or over with the prevalence increasing from about 1% at age 50-59 years to more than 50% at 84 years of age and over. Patients with heart failure are increasingly managed in the primary care setting, and the emphasis of new national programs on early recognition of signs and diagnosis of heart failure suggest that this trend will continue. Beta blockers have been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure when used with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) and a diuretic. (author abstract)
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