Heart Failure: Recent Advances and Breakthroughs

Dis Mon. 2024 Feb;70(2):101634. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2023.101634. Epub 2023 Sep 12.

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is a common clinical condition encountered in various healthcare settings with a vast socioeconomic impact. Recent advancements in pharmacotherapy have led to the evolution of novel therapeutic agents with a decrease in hospitalization and mortality rates in HF with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF). Lately, the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) to construct decision-making models for the early detection of HF has played a vital role in optimizing cardiovascular disease outcomes. In this review, we examine the newer therapies and evidence behind goal-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for managing HF. We also explore the application of AI and machine learning (ML) in HF, including early diagnosis and risk stratification for HFrEF.

Keywords: AI; Guideline-directed medical therapy; HFrEF; Heart failure; Pharmacotherapy; Precision medicine; Vericiguat.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Heart Failure* / diagnosis
  • Heart Failure* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Stroke Volume
  • Ventricular Function, Left