starting most heart failure patients on "triple therapy"
November 1998
Some cardiologists now recommend starting most heart failure patients on "triple therapy"...with an ACE inhibitor, diuretic, and digoxin.
Current guidelines recommend a "step" approach...starting with an ACE inhibitor...then adding a diuretic and digoxin as needed.
But starting with ALL THREE drugs seems to be more effective.
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