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Ivabradine treatment for Heart Failure
Ivabradine is used to treat patients with chronic heart failure to reduce risk of hospitalization for worsening symptoms. In this video, Dr. Sunthar gives us an insight in to Ivabradine as a treatment for heart failure.
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There is evidence to show that if the heart rate in heart failure remains above 70, that ivabradine should be prescribed. Usually if someone is already on a beta blocker, that dose may be able to be increased but if people don't tolerate a beta blocker then certainly ivabradine should be used and certainly even if they're on a beta blocker but the heart rate doesn't go under 70 then ivabradine should be used as well to help reduce the heart rate further.
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