Real-World Analysis of Guideline-Based Therapy After Hospitalization for Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT: Background Patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction have high risk of rehospitalization or death. Despite guideline recommendations based on high-quality evidence, a substantial proportion of patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction receive suboptimal care and/or do not comply with optimal care following hospitalization. Methods and Results This retrospective observational study identified 17 106 patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction with an incident HF-related hospitalization using the Humana Medicare Advantage database (2008-2016). HF medication classes (beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors, or mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists) received

SUBMITTER: Wirtz HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7660806 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature