What are the symptoms of acute left heart failure?

The treatment principles of acute left heart failure include reducing cardiac load, improving systolic and diastolic function, and actively treating the etiology.

1. Reducing cardiac load

patients can use opioids, digitalis preparations, diuretics and other drugs to reduce cardiac load under the guidance of doctors.

2. Improving systolic and diastolic function

mainly uses vasodilators, positive inotropes, vasoconstrictors, etc.

3. Actively treating the etiology

If it is caused by hypertension, it is necessary to use angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, diuretics, calcium channel blockers and other drugs to treat it. If it is caused by bacterial infection, penicillin, cephalosporins, macrolides and other antibiotics can be used to treat it.