Four-Drug Regimen Best for Managing Heart Failure

Research has shown that early, aggressive treatment with these drugs provides optimal outcomes

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Most patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who start taking four different classes of drugs within one month of their diagnosis do best, says the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA). The four drugs are angiotensin receptor/neprilysin inhibitors (ARNI); beta-blockers; mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA, also called aldosterone antagonists); and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors.

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