earlier and more aggressive treatment for systolic heart failure

March 1999

The trend now is towards earlier and more aggressive treatment for systolic heart failure.

Most patients do best on a four-drug combination of ACE inhibitor...diuretic...beta-blocker...and digoxin.

Right now, not enough heart failure patients get ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers. Only 40% are on ACE inhibitors...usually at lower doses than are needed for CHF. Only 5% are on beta-blockers.

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