Twenty years ago in the twenty-first edition of the Principles and Practice of Medicine, the authors described what was then the practice for the pharmacologic therapy of patients with heart failure, which included digoxin and a diuretic [1]. In addition, the authors noted that recent studies had supported the potential use of vasodilators in the treatment of this population of patients. | Heart failure Pharmacologic Management Blackwell W Futura Heart Failure Pharmacologic Management Dedication to Susan Emilykate Elizabeth .
