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What is your take on #vasodilators in acute #HeartFailure? The upcoming November issue of #EHJACVC will bring you a PRO/CON "Vasodilator therapy in acute heart failure revisited"

As our PRO paper was published in advanced access, a sneak preview Tweetorial below...

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First some background...
Current @escardio guidelines state (IIb, B): "In patients with AHF and a systolic blood pressure (SBP) >110 mmHg, intravenous vasodilators may be considered as an initial therapy to improve symptoms and reduce congestion."
Only 1 flowchart has them in...
So far, I consider this a fair recommendation... In hyper/normotensive pulmonary oedema, they might be helpful in some cases, with their main benefit a reduced need for (non-)invasive ventilation!

Beautiful (older) trial by Gad Cotter on this: thelancet.com/journals/lanceā€¦
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