But Packer warns against becoming too exited about these new, experimental options. Nonetheless, heart failure treatment has clearly come a long way. At one point in time, doctors just treated heart failure with diuretics to get rid of the excess salt and fluid, explains Kris Vijay, MD, the director of heart failure program and the director of clinical research at Arizona Heart Institute in Phoenix. So more studies investigated whether blocking these hormones would slow disease progression. Enter beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors.
Patients can help by recognizing the symptoms and getting the right care.
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