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Show Notes:
00:00:15 - Introduction and Terminology
00:01:51 - Beta Blockers
00:02:47 - ACE/ARB/ARNI
00:04:30 - MRA's
00:05:28 - SGLT2i's
00:06:12 - Nitrates and Hydralazine
00:08:41 - Loop Diuretics
00:09:25 - Initiating and Titrating GDMT
00:11:18 - Barriers and Other Considerations
00:13:44 - Resources for Use at the Point of Care
Other Resources and References:
GDMT for Everyone – https://www.gdmt.org/HFrEF.php
Table of all the Sacubitril/Valsartan Trials Published to Date (2023) - https://twitter.com/jaycvance/status/1660732176999108623
An elegant graphic showing how the hazard ratios with confidence intervals for all-cause mortality improve based on adding on each extra GDMT medication; brought to my attention by a tweet from Dr. Scott Cameron - https://twitter.com/2Scottish/status/1556798319996932096
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Review (JAMA, 2020) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32749493/
A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Pharmacological Treatment of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (JACC, 2022) - https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jchf.2021.09.004
