The Living Guidelines: Patients with Heart Failure and Normal LVEF. Polling Results for CLASS IIb Guidelines

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Class IIb Guidelines
1. Restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation and HF and normal LVEF might be useful to improve symptoms. (Level of Evidence: C)

 ACC / AHA Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure: Class IIb Recommendation 1 for patients with heart failure and normal LVEF should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III 2. The use of beta-adrenergic blocking agents, ACEIs, ARBs, or calcium antagonists in patients with HF and normal LVEF and controlled hypertension might be effective to minimize symptoms of HF. (Level of Evidence: C)

 ACC / AHA Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure: Class IIb Recommendation 2 for patients with heart failure and normal LVEF should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III 3. The usefulness of digitalis to minimize symptoms of HF in patients with HF and normal LVEF is not well established. (Level of Evidence: C)

 ACC / AHA Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure: Class IIb Recommendation 3 for patients with heart failure and normal LVEF should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III