Heart Failure – Medication Goals Explained [Video]

UC Davis Health offers evidence-based, complete care for patients with all stages of heart failure. Medication used for heart failure can be tailored to each patient’s needs and can include ACE inhibitors, beta blockers and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists. Pharmacists from UC Davis Medical Center explain how these medications work and which medications heart failure patients should avoid.

Learn more about heart failure: https://health.ucdavis.edu/heart-failure

——

UC Davis Medical Center is a nationally recognized academic medical center offering primary care for all ages, specialty care in 150 fields, and the latest treatment options and expertise for the most complex health conditions. UC Davis Medical Center serves a 65,000-square-mile area that includes 33 counties and 6 million residents across Northern and Central California. The medical center typically admits approximately 30,000 patients per year and handles more than 900,000 visits, while the emergency room sees more than 200 patients per day on average.

UC Davis Medical Center: https://health.ucdavis.edu/medicalcenter/
UC Davis Children’s Hospital: https://health.ucdavis.edu/children/
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center: https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/
UC Davis School of Medicine: https://health.ucdavis.edu/medical-school/
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis: https://health.ucdavis.edu/nursing/
UC Davis MIND Institute: https://health.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/
See the latest news from UC Davis Health: https://health.ucdavis.edu/newsroom

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UCDavisHealth
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ucdavishealth/

——

0:00 Treating heart failure with medication
0:25 Medication for heart failure
1:08 Medication to avoid

The information in this video was accurate as of the upload date, 7/12/23. For information purposes only. Consult your local medical authority for advice.

#heartfailure #healthyheart #ucdavis #cardiology