Medicines

Cardiac treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: consensus recommendations from the ACTION muscular dystrophy committee

An expert opinion statement, addressing a critical gap in cardiac care for Duchenne muscular dystrophy – providing thorough recommendations for the initiation and titration of cardiac medications based on disease progression and patient response.

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Suboptimal Titration of Heart Failure Medications in Pediatric Patients: Baseline Data from ACTION

This multi-center retrospective pilot study evaluated the current state of HF medication therapy in children and found that, despite a robust evidence base in adults and recommendations for children, use of ACEi/ARB/ARNi, BB, and MRA is not universal in children with EF <40%; indeed, less than half of children received medications from all three classes by 6 months of follow-up...

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