Treatment Differences in Medical Therapy for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Between Sociodemographic Groups.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are sociodemographic disparities in outcomes of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), but disparities in guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) remain poorly characterized.

Objectives

This study aimed to analyze GDMT treatment rates in eligible patients with recently diagnosed HFrEF, and to determine how rates vary by sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included patients diagnosed with HFrEF at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals from 2013 to 2019. The authors analyzed GDMT treatment rates and doses, excluding patients with contraindications. Therapies of interest were evidence-based beta-blockers (BBs), renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASIs), angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ARNIs),

SUBMITTER: Witting C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10069379 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature