International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access

ISSN: 2329-9096

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Shinya Minatoguchi

Department of Circulatory and Respiratory Advanced Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu City, Gifu 501-1194, Japan

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  • Commentary   
    Prognosis of Heart Failure and Sympathetic Nerve Activity
    Author(s): Shinya Minatoguchi*

    The prognosis of heart failure is poor and plasma noradrenaline level is a good predictor of the survival rate of heart failure patients. Sympathetic nerve activity is augmented in patients with heart failure as evidenced by a higher noradrenaline release rate from the sympathetic nerve endings. Drugs for heart failure such as β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, mineralocorticoid antagonists, ivabradine, Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitor (ARNI), and Sodium-Glucose Transport Protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have clinical evidences for improving prognosis of heart failure in large randomized-controlled clinical trials. Interestingly, the same characteristics in common of these drugs is to reduce sympathetic nerve activity. In addition, cardiac rehabilitation which causes a better prognosis of heart failure re.. View More»
    DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.22.10.628

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