Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome characterized by the heart failing to pump blood to the body at a rate proportional to its needs. HF is a public health burden globally andone of the leading causes of hospitalizations in adults. While many classes of drugs have been introduced for the treatment of HF, not every drug may be well-tolerated by patients. In this narrative review, we describea few of the newer classes of medications proposed to be efficacious in treating acute and chronic HF. We focus on vericiguat, omecamtiv mecarbil, ularitide, and serelaxin, and thoroughly examine their efficacy and safety profiles while summarizing the clinical trials of the drugs. There is a need for more long-term studies comparing the efficacy of these medications to the conventional ones.

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