Present and future pharmacotherapeutic agents in heart failure: an evolving paradigm

Loudon, Brodie L., Noordali, Hannah, Gollop, Nicholas D., Frenneaux, Michael P. and Madhani, Melanie (2016) Present and future pharmacotherapeutic agents in heart failure: an evolving paradigm. British Journal of Pharmacology, 173 (12). 1911–1924. ISSN 0007-1188

Preview

PDF (Manuscript) - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (975kB) | Preview

Abstract

Many conditions culminate in heart failure (HF), a multi-organ systemic syndrome with an intrinsically poor prognosis. Pharmacotherapeutic agents that correct neurohormonal dysregulation and haemodynamic instability have occupied the forefront of developments within the treatment of HF in the past. Indeed, multiple trials aimed to validate these agents in the 1980s and early 1990s, resulting in a large and robust evidence-base supporting their use clinically. An established treatment paradigm now exists for the treatment of HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), but there have been very few notable developments in recent years. HF remains a significant health concern with an increasing incidence as the population ages. We may indeed be entering the surgical era for HF treatment, but these therapies remain expensive and inaccessible to many. Newer pharmacotherapeutic agents are slowly emerging, many targeting alternative therapeutic pathways, but with mixed results. Metabolic modulation and manipulation of the nitrate/nitrite/nitric oxide pathway have shown promise and could provide the answers to fill the therapeutic gap between medical interventions and surgery, but further definitive trials are warranted. We review the significant evidence base behind the current medical treatments for HFrEF, the physiology of metabolic impairment in HF, and discuss two promising novel agents, perhexiline and nitrite.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Authors. British Journal of Pharmacology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Pharmacological Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	22 Mar 2016 09:34
Last Modified:	19 Aug 2023 00:18
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/57808
DOI:	10.1111/bph.13480

Downloads

Actions (login required)

View Item