Prevalence of prescription medication use that can exacerbate heart failure among US adults with heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Heart failure (HF) affects more than 6 million adults in the United States, contributing to substantial morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Despite advances in medical care, many medications can exacerbate HF, yet their prevalence of use remains unknown. This study examined the national use of prescription medications that could exacerbate HF in adults with self-reported HF.

Methods

We analyzed data from US adults with self-reported HF in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2011 to March 2020. Medications known to exacerbate HF, identified from HF guidelines, were documented through pill bottle reviews. Weighted estimates were used to calculate prevalence overall and by sex, race and ethnicity, and level of evidence for av

SUBMITTER: Zheutlin AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11905333 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature