Pharmacology of Heart Failure
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 8577
Special Issue Editors
2. 2nd Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Interests: heart failure; cardiovascular disease; biomarkers; pharmacological treatment; drug interactions; risk stratification; prognostic scales
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Interests: heart failure; heart transplantation; mechanical circulatory support; biomarkers; risk stratification; cardiovascular disease; interventional therapy; device therapy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite advances in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, heart failure remains a major challenge in developed countries, and its economic and social burden is still increasing. Over the years, many pharmacological and interventional treatments for heart failure have been developed that have improved the quality of life and global life expectancy. This has contributed to the need for more complex treatment regimens in heart failure, which is further complicated by the increasing age and high levels of comorbidity inherent in this patient group. Furthermore, a number of medications that are commonly used in clinical practice are relatively or absolutely contraindicated in patients with heart failure because they can cause exacerbations to this condition or have significant pharmacodynamic interactions with basic heart failure medications. This requires a holistic assessment of the patient and the meticulous management of medication regimens that are often complex.
Our aim for this Special Issue is to offer our readers short but comprehensive, state-of-the-art articles on the treatment of heart failure with regard to the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs, drug interactions, adverse effects, and complex treatment regimens for comorbidities in heart failure.
Dr. Wioletta Szczurek-Wasilewicz
Prof. Dr. Bożena Szyguła-Jurkiewicz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heart failure
- pharmacological treatment
- drug interactions
- side effect
- comorbidities
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