Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Survival Following Hospitalization in Patients with Heart Failure.
Richard H TranAhmed AldemerdashPatricia ChangCarla A SuetaBrystana KaufmanJosephine Asafu-AdjeiOrly VardenyEliza DaubertKhalid A AlburikanAnna M Kucharska-NewtonSally C StearnsJo E RodgersPublished in: Pharmacotherapy (2018)
Our study suggests that GDMT initiation is associated with increased survival, and discontinuation of therapy is associated with reduced survival in hospitalized patients with HF. Future studies should be conducted to confirm the impact of GDMT therapy modification in this population.