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Dr Nigel Rowell illustrates management of cardiac failure through four case histories.
Learning objectives
This updates GPs on managing heart failure, highlighting:
- Key physical signs to look out for and the difficulty of diagnosis
- How to use BNP testing appropriately
- The role of further diagnostic tests to confirm diagnosis
- Managing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- When urgent referrals are needed for patients with suspected heart failure
- Starting and monitoring treatment with ACE inhibitors and beta blockers
- The role of angiotension receptor blockers and "non core" drugs
- Which patients should be considered for cardiac resynchronisation therapy
