Exploring the Association Between Heart Rate Control and Rehospitalization: A Real-World Analysis of Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), lower discharge heart rate (HR) is known to be associated with better outcomes. However, the effect of HR control on patient outcomes, and the demographic and clinical determinants of this association, are not well documented.

Objectives

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the association between the HR control and the risk of post-discharge rehospitalization in patients hospitalized with HFrEF.

Methods

Data were collected using a retrospective medical record review in the USA. Reduction in HR between admission and discharge ("HR control") defined the primary exposure, categorized as no reduction, > 0 to < 20% reduction, and ≥ 20% reduction. Time to first rehospitalization in the po

SUBMITTER: Mody FV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11365870 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature