Impact of socio-demographic and ethnic determinants in guideline-directed medical therapy implementation during heart failure hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To assess for the first time the impact of socio-demographic variables on prescription of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) after an episode of heart failure (HF) decompensation in the Italian healthcare system.

Methods and results

Utilizing 'GENERATOR-HF DataMart', a cross-sectional analysis was performed. We included patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction discharged between January 2019 and July 2024. The degree of GDMT implementation across the different socio-demographic variables (i.e. patient's age, sex, marital status, nationality, place of residence, and educational level) was evaluated through the modified optimal medical therapy (mOMT) score (i.e. a ratio between the number of pillars actually prescribed and the number of pillars that could be

SUBMITTER: Laborante R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12686985 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature