Although beta-blockers are not recommended for the treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) according to the latest European Society of Cardiology and American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Failure Society of America guidelines, these therapies remain commonly used for comorbidity management. There has been concern that beta-blockers may adversely influence clinical outcomes by limiting chronotropic response in HFpEF.

Editors

JACC Heart Failure Editor-in-Chief
Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC 

Deputy Editor
Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH 

JACC Heart Failure CME/MOC Editor
Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD

Author
Bhaskar Arora, MD  

Important Dates

Date of Release: April 1, 2024
Term of Approval/Date of CME/MOC Expiration: March 31, 2025