Persistent Use of Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy in Heart Failure Is Associated With Improved Outcomes
Author(s) -
Gunnar Gislason,
Jeppe Nørgaard Rasmussen,
Steen Z. Abildstrøm,
Tina Ken Schramm,
Morten Lock Hansen,
Pernille Buch,
Rikke Sørensen,
Fredrik Folke,
Niels Gadsbøll,
Søren Rasmussen,
Lars Køber,
Mette Madsen,
Christian TorpPedersen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.669101
Subject(s) - medicine , spironolactone , dose , heart failure , pharmacotherapy , hazard ratio , ramipril , cardiology , pharmacology , blood pressure , confidence interval
Undertreatment with recommended pharmacotherapy is a common problem in heart failure and may influence prognosis. We studied initiation and persistence of evidence-based pharmacotherapy in 107,092 patients discharged after first hospitalization for heart failure in Denmark from 1995 to 2004.
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