Common Heart Failure Medications and Treatments
Medically Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD on March 16, 2022
Angiotensin-Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitor (ARNI)
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)
Beta-Blockers
If Channel Blocker or Inhibitor
Diuretics
Aldosterone Receptor Antagonists
Hydralazine and Isosorbide Dinitrate (BiDil)
Oral Soluble Guanylate Cyclase (sGC)
Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors
Other Medicines
Surgery
Lifestyle Changes
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SOURCES:
Mayo Clinic: “Heart failure.”
American Heart Association: “Medications Used to Treat Heart Failure.”
Heartfailurematters.org: “Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitor (ARNI) - Sacubitril/Valsartan.”
Heart Foundation: “Angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors (ARNIs).”
FDA: “FDA approves new treatment for a type of heart failure.”
The Johns Hopkins Patient Guide to Diabetes: “SGLT2 INHIBITORS.”