Vericiguat, new backbone for the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Authors

  • Francisco Javier Soria-Romero Cardiology Service, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2713-1553
  • Miguel Ángel Pérez-Velasco Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9907-8817
  • Alicia Trenas Internal Medicine Service, Área Sanitaria Norte de Málaga, Hospital de Antequera, Antequera, Spain https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0889-9258
  • José M. Pérez-Ruiz Cardiology Service, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9013-0662
  • Luis Miguel Pérez-Belmonte Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9512-8274

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a8n3a2

Keywords:

heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, HFrEF, hospitalization, vericiguat

Abstract

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is associated with high morbidity and mortality, conditioned by multiple hospitalizations. Vericiguat has currently been
shown to be effective and safe in patients with a recent decompensation. We present a series of three cases using vericiguat in different clinical scenarios: an elderly patient with dilated cardiomyopathy of ischemic origin, a patient with alcoholic cardiomyopathy and polyvalvular heart disease, and a young patient with idiopathic cardiomyopathy. In the 3 cases vericiguat was effective and safe. This medication has been tested and monitored in other studies and we consider it plays an important role in the therapeutic armamentarium of this population, although it is necessary to accumulate more clinical experience.

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Published

2023-12-31

How to Cite

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Soria-Romero FJ, Pérez-Velasco M Ángel, Trenas A, Pérez-Ruiz JM, Pérez-Belmonte LM. Vericiguat, new backbone for the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 26];8(3):113-6. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/894