Medications for heart failure may reduce symptoms, slow the progression, and prolong life. In this video, learn the different medication options that may help treat heart failure for Black Americans, according to Pilar Stevens-Haynes, MD, Cardiologist at South Nassau Community Hospital in Oceanside, New York.
Dr. Stevens-Haynes is the Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology at South Nassau Community Hospital.
Marrick Kukin, MD, is a cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health.
References
American Heart Association. (2017). Heart failure signs and symptoms.
American Heart Association. (2017). Medications used to treat heart failure.
Levy, P. D. , et al. (2014). Vasodilators in acute heart failure: review of the latest studies.Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports.
National Library of Medicine. (2022). ACE inhibitors.
National Library of Medicine. (2019). Ivabradine.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2022). Heart disease and African-Americans.
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