• Heart failure is more common in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people • HFrEF and HFpEF are often clinically indistinguishable • Echocardiography is the single most useful investigation in patients with suspected HF, but can be difficult to interpret • BNP level is helpful where diagnosis is unclear, especially as a rule-out test • All patients should have aggressive management of risk factors and comorbidities, particularly hypertension • ACE HFREF患者的抑制剂(或ARB),β受体阻滞剂和矿物皮质激素受体拮抗剂(MRA)改善了HFREF患者的存活和减少的住院治疗。是所有患者的重要策略
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