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'''Editor(s)-In-Chief:''' James Chang, M.D., Cardiovascular Division Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston MA, Harvard Medical School [mailto:jchang@caregroup.org] and [[User:C Michael Gibson|C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.]] [mailto:charlesmichaelgibson@gmail.com], Cardiovascular Division Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston MA, Harvard Medical School; {{AOEIC}} {{LG}}
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==Beta Blockers==
==[[Beta Blockers]]==
 
===[[Indications]] for [[Beta Blockers]] Use===
===Indications for Beta Blockers Use===
A [[patient]] should be administered a "[[heart failure]] approved" or "evidence-based " [[beta blocker]] ([[metoprolol succinate]]<ref name="pmid10714728">{{cite journal |author=Hjalmarson A, Goldstein S, Fagerberg B, Wedel H, Waagstein F, Kjekshus J, Wikstrand J, El Allaf D, Vítovec J, Aldershvile J, Halinen M, Dietz R, Neuhaus KL, Jánosi A, Thorgeirsson G, Dunselman PH, Gullestad L, Kuch J, Herlitz J, Rickenbacher P, Ball S, Gottlieb S, Deedwania P |title=Effects of controlled-release metoprolol on total mortality, hospitalizations, and well-being in patients with heart failure: the Metoprolol CR/XL Randomized Intervention Trial in congestive heart failure (MERIT-HF). MERIT-HF Study Group |journal=[[JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association]] |volume=283 |issue=10 |pages=1295–302 |year=2000 |month=March |pmid=10714728 |doi= |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10714728 |accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref>, [[carvedilol]], [[bisoprilol|bisoprolol]]) if:
A patient should be administered a "heart failure approved" beta blocker ([[metoprolol succinate]]<ref name="pmid10714728">{{cite journal |author=Hjalmarson A, Goldstein S, Fagerberg B, Wedel H, Waagstein F, Kjekshus J, Wikstrand J, El Allaf D, Vítovec J, Aldershvile J, Halinen M, Dietz R, Neuhaus KL, Jánosi A, Thorgeirsson G, Dunselman PH, Gullestad L, Kuch J, Herlitz J, Rickenbacher P, Ball S, Gottlieb S, Deedwania P |title=Effects of controlled-release metoprolol on total mortality, hospitalizations, and well-being in patients with heart failure: the Metoprolol CR/XL Randomized Intervention Trial in congestive heart failure (MERIT-HF). MERIT-HF Study Group |journal=[[JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association]] |volume=283 |issue=10 |pages=1295–302 |year=2000 |month=March |pmid=10714728 |doi= |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10714728 |accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref>, [[carvedilol]], [[bisoprilol]]) if:


1. The [[Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction]] ([[LVEF]]) is ≤ 40%
1. The [[Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction]] ([[LVEF]]) is ≤ 40%
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===Background===
===Background===
* Blockade of compensatory sympathetic stimulation is associated with arrhythmic, ischemic, remodeling, and apoptotic benefits.
* [[Blockade]] of compensatory [[sympathetic]] stimulation is associated with [[arrhythmic]], [[ischemic]], [[remodeling]], and [[apoptotic]] benefits.
* Used as monotherapy or combined with conventional [[heart failure]] management, [[beta blockers]] reduce the combined risk of morbidity and mortality.
* Used as [[monotherapy]] or combined with conventional [[heart failure]] [[management]], [[beta blockers]] reduce the combined risk of [[morbidity]] and [[mortality]].
*[[Beta blocker]] therapy is recommended for ANY patient with reduced [[left ventricular ejection fraction]] (≤ 40%) regardless of the etiology of [[left ventricular systolic dysfunction]] (ischemic or nonischemic) or presence/absence of symptoms. Patients with or without [[heart failure]] (in other words, even those with asymptomatic [[left ventricular systolic dysfunction]]) are included in this recommendation.
*[[Beta blocker]] therapy is recommended for ANY [[patient]] with reduced [[left ventricular ejection fraction]] (≤ 40%) regardless of the [[etiology]] of [[left ventricular systolic dysfunction]] ([[ischemic]] or [[nonischemic]]) or presence/absence of [[symptoms]]. [[Patients]] with or without [[heart failure]] (in other words, even those with [[asymptomatic]] [[left ventricular systolic dysfunction]]) are included in this recommendation.
*[[Beta blockers]] approved by the FDA for use in the treatment of [[heart failure]] are [[metoprolol succinate]] and [[carvedilol]]. In Europe, [[bisoprolol]] is also approved for use in [[heart failure]]. In addition, [[beta blocker]] therapy is indicated for patients with history of [[myocardial infarction]] whether or not [[left ventricular systolic dysfunction]] or [[heart failure]] is present.
*[[Beta blockers]] approved by the FDA for use in the [[treatment]] of [[heart failure]] are [[metoprolol succinate]] and [[carvedilol]]. In Europe, [[bisoprolol]] is also approved for use in [[heart failure]]. In addition, [[beta blocker]] [[therapy]] is indicated for [[patients]] with history of [[myocardial infarction]] whether or not [[left ventricular systolic dysfunction]] or [[heart failure]] is present.
*[[Beta blocker]] therapy should be initiated at low dosage and gradually uptitrated, as tolerated, toward target dosages of 200 mg daily for [[metoprolol succinate]] and 25 mg twice daily for [[carvedilol]], or to the maximum tolerated dosage.
*[[Beta blocker]] [[therapy]] should be initiated at low [[dosage]] and gradually uptitrated, as tolerated, toward target [[dosages]] of 200 mg daily for [[metoprolol succinate]] and 25 mg twice daily for [[carvedilol]], or to the maximum tolerated dosage.
* [[Lopressor]] should be used instead of [[atenolol]] in the patient with [[congestive heart failure]] ([[CHF]]).
* Other [[beta-blockers]] (such as [[atenolol]]) have not been demonstrated to have the same [[mortality]] benefits as [[carvedilol]] and [[metoprolol]] and should not be used for this purpose.
 
 
 
===[[Dosing]]===
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| [[Bisoprolol]]||align="center"|1.25 mg [[QD]]||align="center"|10 mg [[QD]]
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| [[Carvedilol]]||align="center"|3.125 mg [[BID]]||align="center"|50 mg [[BID]]
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| [[Carvedilol CR]]||align="center"|10 mg [[QD]]||align="center"|80 mg [[QD]]
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| [[Metoprolol succinate]] (CR/XL)||align="center"|12.5–25 mg QD||align="center"| 200 mg [[QD]]
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| [[Nebivolol]]||align="center"|1.25 mg [[QD]]||align="center"| 10 mg [[QD]]
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== 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Heart Failure Guideline (DO NOT EDIT) <ref name="pmid35363500">{{cite journal| author=Heidenreich PA, Bozkurt B, Aguilar D, Allen LA, Byun JJ, Colvin MM | display-authors=etal| title=2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. | journal=Circulation | year= 2022 | volume= 145 | issue= 18 | pages= e876-e894 | pmid=35363500 | doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000001062 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=35363500  }} </ref>==


==2009 ACC/AHA Focused Update and 2005 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult (DO NOT EDIT) <ref name="Hunt"> Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW, Antman EM, Smith SC Jr, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Jacobs AK, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; American College of Chest Physicians; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Heart Rhythm Society. ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation. 2005 Sep 20; 112(12): e154-235. Epub 2005 Sep 13. PMID 16160202</ref><ref name="pmid19324967">Jessup M, Abraham WT, Casey DE, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG et al. (2009) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19324967 2009 focused update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.] ''Circulation'' 119 (14):1977-2016. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192064 DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192064] PMID: [http://pubmed.gov/19324967 19324967]</ref>==


===Blockers in Patients Presenting With Heart Failure (DO NOT EDIT) <ref name="Hunt"> Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW, Antman EM, Smith SC Jr, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Jacobs AK, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; American College of Chest Physicians; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Heart Rhythm Society. ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation. 2005 Sep 20; 112(12): e154-235. Epub 2005 Sep 13. PMID 16160202</ref><ref name="pmid19324967">Jessup M, Abraham WT, Casey DE, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG et al. (2009) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19324967 2009 focused update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.] ''Circulation'' 119 (14):1977-2016. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192064 DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192064] PMID: [http://pubmed.gov/19324967 19324967]</ref>===
====Beta Blockers====


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[[Beta blockers]] (using 1 of the 3 proven to reduce mortality, i.e., [[bisoprolol]], [[carvedilol]], and [[metoprolol|sustained release metoprolol succinate]]) are recommended for all stable patients with current or prior symptoms of [[heart failure]] and reduced [[left ventricular ejection fraction]] ([[LVEF]]), unless contraindicated.<ref name="pmid10023943">{{cite journal |author= |title=The Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study II (CIBIS-II): a randomised trial |journal=[[Lancet]] |volume=353 |issue=9146 |pages=9–13 |year=1999 |month=January |pmid=10023943 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673698111819 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid10714728">{{cite journal |author=Hjalmarson A, Goldstein S, Fagerberg B, Wedel H, Waagstein F, Kjekshus J, Wikstrand J, El Allaf D, Vítovec J, Aldershvile J, Halinen M, Dietz R, Neuhaus KL, Jánosi A, Thorgeirsson G, Dunselman PH, Gullestad L, Kuch J, Herlitz J, Rickenbacher P, Ball S, Gottlieb S, Deedwania P |title=Effects of controlled-release metoprolol on total mortality, hospitalizations, and well-being in patients with heart failure: the Metoprolol CR/XL Randomized Intervention Trial in congestive heart failure (MERIT-HF). MERIT-HF Study Group |journal=[[JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association]] |volume=283 |issue=10 |pages=1295–302 |year=2000 |month=March |pmid=10714728 |doi= |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10714728 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid11386264">{{cite journal |author= |title=A trial of the beta-blocker bucindolol in patients with advanced chronic heart failure |journal=[[The New England Journal of Medicine]] |volume=344 |issue=22 |pages=1659–67 |year=2001 |month=May |pmid=11386264 |doi=10.1056/NEJM200105313442202 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJM200105313442202 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid12853193">{{cite journal |author=Poole-Wilson PA, Swedberg K, Cleland JG, Di Lenarda A, Hanrath P, Komajda M, Lubsen J, Lutiger B, Metra M, Remme WJ, Torp-Pedersen C, Scherhag A, Skene A |title=Comparison of carvedilol and metoprolol on clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure in the Carvedilol Or Metoprolol European Trial (COMET): randomised controlled trial |journal=[[Lancet]] |volume=362 |issue=9377 |pages=7–13 |year=2003 |month=July |pmid=12853193 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13800-7 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140-6736(03)13800-7 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid10376614">{{cite journal |author= |title=Effect of metoprolol CR/XL in chronic heart failure: Metoprolol CR/XL Randomised Intervention Trial in Congestive Heart Failure (MERIT-HF) |journal=[[Lancet]] |volume=353 |issue=9169 |pages=2001–7 |year=1999 |month=June |pmid=10376614 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673699044402 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid9743509">{{cite journal |author=Lechat P, Packer M, Chalon S, Cucherat M, Arab T, Boissel JP |title=Clinical effects of beta-adrenergic blockade in chronic heart failure: a meta-analysis of double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trials |journal=[[Circulation]] |volume=98 |issue=12 |pages=1184–91 |year=1998 |month=September |pmid=9743509 |doi= |url=http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9743509 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid8614419">{{cite journal |author=Packer M, Bristow MR, Cohn JN, Colucci WS, Fowler MB, Gilbert EM, Shusterman NH |title=The effect of carvedilol on morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. U.S. Carvedilol Heart Failure Study Group |journal=[[The New England Journal of Medicine]] |volume=334 |issue=21 |pages=1349–55 |year=1996 |month=May |pmid=8614419 |doi=10.1056/NEJM199605233342101 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199605233342101 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid11386263">{{cite journal |author=Packer M, Coats AJ, Fowler MB, Katus HA, Krum H, Mohacsi P, Rouleau JL, Tendera M, Castaigne A, Roecker EB, Schultz MK, DeMets DL |title=Effect of carvedilol on survival in severe chronic heart failure |journal=[[The New England Journal of Medicine]] |volume=344 |issue=22 |pages=1651–8 |year=2001 |month=May |pmid=11386263 |doi=10.1056/NEJM200105313442201 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJM200105313442201 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid11356434">{{cite journal |author=Dargie HJ |title=Effect of carvedilol on outcome after myocardial infarction in patients with left-ventricular dysfunction: the CAPRICORN randomised trial |journal=[[Lancet]] |volume=357 |issue=9266 |pages=1385–90 |year=2001 |month=May |pmid=11356434 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673600045608 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid12853194">{{cite journal |author=Cleland JG, Pennell DJ, Ray SG, Coats AJ, Macfarlane PW, Murray GD, Mule JD, Vered Z, Lahiri A |title=Myocardial viability as a determinant of the ejection fraction response to carvedilol in patients with heart failure (CHRISTMAS trial): randomised controlled trial |journal=[[Lancet]] |volume=362 |issue=9377 |pages=14–21 |year=2003 |month=July |pmid=12853194 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673603138019 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid8106700">{{cite journal |author=Fisher ML, Gottlieb SS, Plotnick GD, Greenberg NL, Patten RD, Bennett SK, Hamilton BP |title=Beneficial effects of metoprolol in heart failure associated with coronary artery disease: a randomized trial |journal=[[Journal of the American College of Cardiology]] |volume=23 |issue=4 |pages=943–50 |year=1994 |month=March |pmid=8106700 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0735-1097(94)90641-6 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid7963115">{{cite journal |author=Metra M, Nardi M, Giubbini R, Dei Cas L |title=Effects of short- and long-term carvedilol administration on rest and exercise hemodynamic variables, exercise capacity and clinical conditions in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy |journal=[[Journal of the American College of Cardiology]] |volume=24 |issue=7 |pages=1678–87 |year=1994 |month=December |pmid=7963115 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid7722114">{{cite journal |author=Olsen SL, Gilbert EM, Renlund DG, Taylor DO, Yanowitz FD, Bristow MR |title=Carvedilol improves left ventricular function and symptoms in chronic heart failure: a double-blind randomized study |journal=[[Journal of the American College of Cardiology]] |volume=25 |issue=6 |pages=1225–31 |year=1995 |month=May |pmid=7722114 |doi=10.1016/0735-1097(95)00012-S |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0735-1097(95)00012-S |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid7664433">{{cite journal |author=Krum H, Sackner-Bernstein JD, Goldsmith RL, Kukin ML, Schwartz B, Penn J, Medina N, Yushak M, Horn E, Katz SD |title=Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the long-term efficacy of carvedilol in patients with severe chronic heart failure |journal=[[Circulation]] |volume=92 |issue=6 |pages=1499–506 |year=1995 |month=September |pmid=7664433 |doi= |url=http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=7664433 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid7902479">{{cite journal |author=Waagstein F, Bristow MR, Swedberg K, Camerini F, Fowler MB, Silver MA, Gilbert EM, Johnson MR, Goss FG, Hjalmarson A |title=Beneficial effects of metoprolol in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. 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US Carvedilol Heart Failure Study Group |journal=[[Circulation]] |volume=94 |issue=11 |pages=2800–6 |year=1996 |month=December |pmid=8941105 |doi= |url=http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=8941105 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref name="pmid9033462">{{cite journal |author= |title=Randomised, placebo-controlled trial of carvedilol in patients with congestive heart failure due to ischaemic heart disease. Australia/New Zealand Heart Failure Research Collaborative Group |journal=[[Lancet]] |volume=349 |issue=9049 |pages=375–80 |year=1997 |month=February |pmid=9033462 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673697800086 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref> ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: A]])'' <nowiki>"</nowiki>
|bgcolor="LightGreen"|<nowiki>"</nowiki>'''1.''' In [[patients]] with [[HFrEF]], with current or previous [[symptoms]], use of 1 of the 3 [[beta blockers]] proven to reduce [[mortality]] (eg, bisoprolol, carvedilol,sustained-release metoprolol succinate) is recommended to reduce mortality and hospitalizations. <ref name="pmid10023943">{{cite journal| author=| title=The Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study II (CIBIS-II): a randomised trial. | journal=Lancet | year= 1999 | volume= 353 | issue= 9146 | pages= 9-13 | pmid=10023943 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10023943  }} </ref><ref name="pmid10376614">{{cite journal| author=| title=Effect of metoprolol CR/XL in chronic heart failure: Metoprolol CR/XL Randomised Intervention Trial in Congestive Heart Failure (MERIT-HF) | journal=Lancet | year= 1999 | volume= 353 | issue= 9169 | pages= 2001-7 | pmid=10376614 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10376614  }} </ref><ref name="pmid12390947">{{cite journal| author=Packer M, Fowler MB, Roecker EB, Coats AJ, Katus HA, Krum H | display-authors=etal| title=Effect of carvedilol on the morbidity of patients with severe chronic heart failure: results of the carvedilol prospective randomized cumulative survival (COPERNICUS) study. | journal=Circulation | year= 2002 | volume= 106 | issue= 17 | pages= 2194-9 | pmid=12390947 | doi=10.1161/01.cir.0000035653.72855.bf | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12390947  }} </ref>''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: A]])'' <nowiki>"</nowiki>
 
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==Vote on and Suggest Revisions to the Current Guidelines==
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|bgcolor="White"|<nowiki>"</nowiki>'''2.''' In [[patients]] with [[HFrEF]], with current or previous [[symptoms]], [[beta blocker]] [[therapy]] provides high economic values. <ref name="pmid23433562">{{cite journal| author=Banka G, Heidenreich PA, Fonarow GC| title=Incremental cost-effectiveness of guideline-directed medical therapies for heart failure. | journal=J Am Coll Cardiol | year= 2013 | volume= 61 | issue= 13 | pages= 1440-6 | pmid=23433562 | doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.022 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23433562  }} </ref><ref name="pmid16360958">{{cite journal| author=Caro JJ, Migliaccio-Walle K, O'Brien JA, Nova W, Kim J, Hauch O | display-authors=etal| title=Economic implications of extended-release metoprolol succinate for heart failure in the MERIT-HF trial: a US perspective of the MERIT-HF trial. | journal=J Card Fail | year= 2005 | volume= 11 | issue= 9 | pages= 647-56 | pmid=16360958 | doi=10.1016/j.cardfail.2005.06.433 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16360958  }} </ref><ref name="pmid10190405">{{cite journal| author=Delea TE, Vera-Llonch M, Richner RE, Fowler MB, Oster G| title=Cost effectiveness of carvedilol for heart failure. | journal=Am J Cardiol | year= 1999 | volume= 83 | issue= 6 | pages= 890-6 | pmid=10190405 | doi=10.1016/s0002-9149(98)01066-2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10190405  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11334781">{{cite journal| author=Gregory D, Udelson JE, Konstam MA| title=Economic impact of beta blockade in heart failure. | journal=Am J Med | year= 2001 | volume= 110 Suppl 7A | issue=  | pages= 74S-80S | pmid=11334781 | doi=10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00387-8 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11334781  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11485131">{{cite journal| author=Vera-Llonch M, Menzin J, Richner RE, Oster G| title=Cost-effectiveness results from the US Carvedilol Heart Failure Trials Program. | journal=Ann Pharmacother | year= 2001 | volume= 35 | issue= 7-8 | pages= 846-51 | pmid=11485131 | doi=10.1345/aph.10114 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11485131  }} </ref> ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: A]])'' <nowiki>"</nowiki>
 
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/112/12/e154.full.pdf The ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult] <ref name="Hunt"> Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW, Antman EM, Smith SC Jr, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Jacobs AK, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; American College of Chest Physicians; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Heart Rhythm Society. ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation. 2005 Sep 20; 112(12): e154-235. Epub 2005 Sep 13. PMID 16160202</ref>
*[https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001063.full.pdf 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines]<ref name="pmid35363499">{{cite journal |vauthors=Heidenreich PA, Bozkurt B, Aguilar D, Allen LA, Byun JJ, Colvin MM, Deswal A, Drazner MH, Dunlay SM, Evers LR, Fang JC, Fedson SE, Fonarow GC, Hayek SS, Hernandez AF, Khazanie P, Kittleson MM, Lee CS, Link MS, Milano CA, Nnacheta LC, Sandhu AT, Stevenson LW, Vardeny O, Vest AR, Yancy CW |title=2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines |journal=Circulation |volume=145 |issue=18 |pages=e895–e1032 |date=May 2022 |pmid=35363499 |doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000001063 |url=}} </ref>
 
*[http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/112/12/e154.full.pdf The ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult] <ref name="Hunt">Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW, Antman EM, Smith SC Jr, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Jacobs AK, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; American College of Chest Physicians; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Heart Rhythm Society. ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation. 2005 Sep 20; 112(12): e154-235. Epub 2005 Sep 13. PMID 16160202</ref>


*[http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/reprint/53/15/1343.pdf 2009 focused update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation] <ref name="pmid19324967">Jessup M, Abraham WT, Casey DE, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG et al. (2009) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19324967 2009 focused update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.] ''Circulation'' 119 (14):1977-2016. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192064 DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192064] PMID: [http://pubmed.gov/19324967 19324967]</ref>
*[http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/reprint/53/15/1343.pdf 2009 focused update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation] <ref name="pmid19324967">Jessup M, Abraham WT, Casey DE, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG et al. (2009) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19324967 2009 focused update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.] ''Circulation'' 119 (14):1977-2016. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192064 DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192064] PMID: [http://pubmed.gov/19324967 19324967]</ref>
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Systolic Dysfunction
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HFpEF
HFrEF

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Differentiating Congestive heart failure from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Screening

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Electrocardiogram

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Medical Therapy:

Summary
Acute Pharmacotherapy
Chronic Pharmacotherapy in HFpEF
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Diuretics
ACE Inhibitors
Angiotensin receptor blockers
Aldosterone Antagonists
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Hydralazine
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Associated conditions

Exercise Training

Surgical Therapy:

Biventricular Pacing or Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
Implantation of Intracardiac Defibrillator
Ultrafiltration
Cardiac Surgery
Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs)
Cardiac Transplantation

ACC/AHA Guideline Recommendations

Initial and Serial Evaluation of the HF Patient
Hospitalized Patient
Patients With a Prior MI
Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention
Surgical/Percutaneous/Transcather Interventional Treatments of HF
Patients at high risk for developing heart failure (Stage A)
Patients with cardiac structural abnormalities or remodeling who have not developed heart failure symptoms (Stage B)
Patients with current or prior symptoms of heart failure (Stage C)
Patients with refractory end-stage heart failure (Stage D)
Coordinating Care for Patients With Chronic HF
Quality Metrics/Performance Measures

Implementation of Practice Guidelines

Congestive heart failure end-of-life considerations

Specific Groups:

Special Populations
Patients who have concomitant disorders
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Patient with CHF
NSTEMI with Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock

Congestive heart failure beta blockers On the Web

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Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov

US National Guidelines Clearinghouse

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Risk calculators and risk factors for Congestive heart failure beta blockers

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Editor(s)-In-Chief: James Chang, M.D., Cardiovascular Division Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston MA, Harvard Medical School [2] and C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3], Cardiovascular Division Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston MA, Harvard Medical School; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [4] Mitra Chitsazan, M.D.[5] Edzel Lorraine Co, DMD, MD[6]

Beta Blockers

Indications for Beta Blockers Use

A patient should be administered a "heart failure approved" or "evidence-based " beta blocker (metoprolol succinate[1], carvedilol, bisoprolol) if:

1. The Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) is ≤ 40%

or

2. There is a history of myocardial infarction (MI)[2]

Background


Dosing

Beta Blocker Starting dose Target dose
Bisoprolol 1.25 mg QD 10 mg QD
Carvedilol 3.125 mg BID 50 mg BID
Carvedilol CR 10 mg QD 80 mg QD
Metoprolol succinate (CR/XL) 12.5–25 mg QD 200 mg QD
Nebivolol 1.25 mg QD 10 mg QD

2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Heart Failure Guideline (DO NOT EDIT) [3]

Beta Blockers

Class I
"1. In patients with HFrEF, with current or previous symptoms, use of 1 of the 3 beta blockers proven to reduce mortality (eg, bisoprolol, carvedilol,sustained-release metoprolol succinate) is recommended to reduce mortality and hospitalizations. [4][5][6](Level of Evidence: A) "
Class Value Statement: High Value
"2. In patients with HFrEF, with current or previous symptoms, beta blocker therapy provides high economic values. [7][8][9][10][11] (Level of Evidence: A) "

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References

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  4. "The Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study II (CIBIS-II): a randomised trial". Lancet. 353 (9146): 9–13. 1999. PMID 10023943.
  5. "Effect of metoprolol CR/XL in chronic heart failure: Metoprolol CR/XL Randomised Intervention Trial in Congestive Heart Failure (MERIT-HF)". Lancet. 353 (9169): 2001–7. 1999. PMID 10376614.
  6. Packer M, Fowler MB, Roecker EB, Coats AJ, Katus HA, Krum H; et al. (2002). "Effect of carvedilol on the morbidity of patients with severe chronic heart failure: results of the carvedilol prospective randomized cumulative survival (COPERNICUS) study". Circulation. 106 (17): 2194–9. doi:10.1161/01.cir.0000035653.72855.bf. PMID 12390947.
  7. Banka G, Heidenreich PA, Fonarow GC (2013). "Incremental cost-effectiveness of guideline-directed medical therapies for heart failure". J Am Coll Cardiol. 61 (13): 1440–6. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.022. PMID 23433562.
  8. Caro JJ, Migliaccio-Walle K, O'Brien JA, Nova W, Kim J, Hauch O; et al. (2005). "Economic implications of extended-release metoprolol succinate for heart failure in the MERIT-HF trial: a US perspective of the MERIT-HF trial". J Card Fail. 11 (9): 647–56. doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2005.06.433. PMID 16360958.
  9. Delea TE, Vera-Llonch M, Richner RE, Fowler MB, Oster G (1999). "Cost effectiveness of carvedilol for heart failure". Am J Cardiol. 83 (6): 890–6. doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(98)01066-2. PMID 10190405.
  10. Gregory D, Udelson JE, Konstam MA (2001). "Economic impact of beta blockade in heart failure". Am J Med. 110 Suppl 7A: 74S–80S. doi:10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00387-8. PMID 11334781.
  11. Vera-Llonch M, Menzin J, Richner RE, Oster G (2001). "Cost-effectiveness results from the US Carvedilol Heart Failure Trials Program". Ann Pharmacother. 35 (7–8): 846–51. doi:10.1345/aph.10114. PMID 11485131.
  12. Heidenreich PA, Bozkurt B, Aguilar D, Allen LA, Byun JJ, Colvin MM, Deswal A, Drazner MH, Dunlay SM, Evers LR, Fang JC, Fedson SE, Fonarow GC, Hayek SS, Hernandez AF, Khazanie P, Kittleson MM, Lee CS, Link MS, Milano CA, Nnacheta LC, Sandhu AT, Stevenson LW, Vardeny O, Vest AR, Yancy CW (May 2022). "2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines". Circulation. 145 (18): e895–e1032. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001063. PMID 35363499 Check |pmid= value (help).
  13. Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW, Antman EM, Smith SC Jr, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Jacobs AK, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; American College of Chest Physicians; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Heart Rhythm Society. ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation. 2005 Sep 20; 112(12): e154-235. Epub 2005 Sep 13. PMID 16160202
  14. Jessup M, Abraham WT, Casey DE, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG et al. (2009) 2009 focused update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Circulation 119 (14):1977-2016. DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192064 PMID: 19324967

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