This document discusses pharmacological treatment options for heart failure. It lists common medications used including ACE inhibitors, ARBs, beta-blockers, digoxin, diuretics, blood vessel dilators, aldosterone inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, and aspirin. These drugs work to block chemicals that affect the heart and blood vessels, increase heart contraction strength, relieve heart failure symptoms, and reduce inflammation and blood clots. Lifestyle changes and monitoring are also part of first-line treatment, while advanced options like surgery may be used for worsening conditions.

1. * Pharmacological Use of drugs in
heart failure
By Ebtisam Al-thawab ~

2. Heart Failure Treatment
• There are multiple options for treating heart
failure.
• Regular medications and lifestyle
changes coupled with careful monitoring
make up the first line of treatment.
• As the condition progresses, centers
specializing in the treatment of heart failure
can offer more advanced treatment options,
such as Surgery

3. Regular Medications
List of Common types of drugs used to treat heart failure :
• Angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE) inhibitors
• Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
• Beta-blockers
• Digoxin
• Diuretics
• Blood vessel dilators
• Aldactone inhibitors
• Calcium channel blockers
• ASPIRIN
• Heart pump medication

4. Angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE) inhibitors

5. Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
• blockers prevent this chemical from having
any effects on the heart and blood vessels.
• Dilatation of Blood vessels >
This keeps blood pressure from rising

6. Beta-blockers

7. Digoxin
• Action
• Increases the force of the heart's contractions, which
can be beneficial in heart failure and for irregular
heartbeats.
• Uses
• Used to relieve heart failure symptoms, especially
when the patient isn't responding to ACE inhibitors and
diuretics.
• Also slows certain types of irregular heartbeat
(arrhythmias), particularly atrial fibrillation.

8. Symptom = Edema

9. Diuretics

10. Calcium Channel blockers

12. Clot
Formation

13. Clot
Formation

14. ASPIRIN
• Decreases inflammation ,
• Inhibits blood clots ,
• Since clot formation may lead to heart attack ,
Aspirin Reduces the risk of death ,

15. References
• Drugs for treatment of chronic heart failure
(2009). Treatment Guidelines From The Medical
Letter, 7(83): 53–56
• Davidon's Principles and Practice of Medicine ;
Churnchill Livingstone 24th Ed 2012
• Hensley, Frederick A., Martin Donald E., Gravlee
Glenn P., ed. A Practical Approach to Cardiac
Anesthesia, 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia, 2003.
External Links
• http://www.webmd.com/heart/default.htm