Heart failure medication dosage and survival in women and men seen at outpatient clinics.

Sophie Heleen BotsN Charlotte Onland-MoretIgor I TulevskiPim van der HarstMaarten J M CramerFolkert W AsselbergsG Aernout SomsenHester M den Ruijter

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2021)

Patients with HF seen in outpatient cardiology clinics receive half of the guideline-recommended medication dose. Lower ACEI/ARB dose was associated with improved survival in women with HFrEF. These results underscore the importance of (re)defining optimal medical therapy for women with HFrEF.

Keyphrases

heart failure
healthcare
primary care
polycystic ovary syndrome
free survival
acute heart failure
adverse drug
cardiac surgery
left ventricular
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acute kidney injury
metabolic syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
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