The role of discharge checklist in guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Initiation of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) during hospitalization is recommended for patients with heart failure (HF). However, GDMT is underutilized in real-world practice. This study evaluated the role of a discharge checklist on GDMT.

Methods

This was a single-center, observational study. The study included all patients hospitalized for HF between 2021 and 2022. The clinical data were retrieved from the electronic medical records and discharge checklist published by the Korean Society of Heart Failure. The adequacy of GDMT prescriptions was evaluated in three ways: the total number of GDMT drug classes and two types of adequacy scores. The primary endpoint was the incidence of all-cause mortality or rehospitalization due to HF within 2 months

SUBMITTER: Rismiati H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993090 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature