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How to consider target heart rate in patients with systolic heart failure

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Heart rate reduction therapy using ivabradine, a selective inhibitor of the funny current of the sinoatrial node, is widely used in the systolic heart failure cohort. However, the optimal target… Click to show full abstract

Heart rate reduction therapy using ivabradine, a selective inhibitor of the funny current of the sinoatrial node, is widely used in the systolic heart failure cohort. However, the optimal target of heart rate remains controversial. The association between heart rate and ‘overlap’ between E‐wave and A‐wave in the pulse wave transmitral flow Doppler echocardiography might be a key to find the ideal heart rate in each individual.

Keywords: systolic heart; heart rate; heart; heart failure

Journal Title: ESC Heart Failure
Year Published: 2020

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