Treatment Strategies of Systolic vs. Diastolic Heart Failure Medical care for patients with heart failure includes a number of pharmacologic, non pharmacologic, and invasive therapies aimed at limiting and reversing its manifestations. Depending on the severity and the duration of the symptoms, patients may be advised non pharmacologic therapies that include dietary sodium restriction, limiting fluid intake, physical activities as appropriate, and maintaining a healthy weight. The recommended pharmacologic therapies usually include the use of vasodilators, diuretics, anticoagulants, inotropic agents, digoxin, and beta-blockers. Invasive therapies for cardiac failure may include electrophysiologic interventions such as CRT (cardiac resynchronization therapy), ICDs (implantable cardioverter-defibrillators), and pacemakers. In some cases, the patient may need to undergo revascularization procedures like CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting) or PCI (percutaneous coronary i
