2016 Focused Update on New Pharmacological Therapy for Heart Failure: An Update of the 2013 Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure

Published: May 20, 2016

A male doctor showing an older female patient a bottle of medication.
  • The American Heart Association releases an update to the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure (HF).
  • This update includes the addition of two new pharmacological agents for the treatment of HF.
  • These updated guidelines are intended to help guide the choice of HF therapy to produce better outcomes for patients with HF.