Towards the Fifth Pillar for the Treatment of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: Vericiguat in Older and Complex Patients.
Am J Cardiovasc Drugs
; 24(4): 469-479, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) represents an emerging epidemic, particularly affecting frail, older, and multimorbid patients. Current therapy for the management of HFrEF includes four different classes of disease-modifying drugs, commonly referred to as 'four pillars', which target the neurohormonal system that is overactivated in HF and contributes to its progression. These classes of drugs include ß-blockers, inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, and sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. Unfortunately, these agents cannot be administered as frequently as needed to older patients because of poor tolerability and comorbidities. In addition, although these drugs have dramatically increased the survival expectations of patients with HF, their residual risk of rehospitalization and death at 5 years remains considerable. Vericiguat, a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator, was reported to exert beneficial effects in patients with worsening HF, including older subjects, reducing the rate of both hospitalizations and deaths, with limited adverse effects and drug interaction. In this narrative review, we present the current state of art on vericiguat, with a particular focus on elderly and frail patients.
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Volumen Sistólico
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Insuficiencia Cardíaca
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Aged
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Humans
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En
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Am J Cardiovasc Drugs
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ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
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2024
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Article
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Italia