Why the study?
Do ACE inhibitors improve outcomes in elderly people with heart failure discharged from acute care hospitals?
Do ACE inhibitors improve outcomes in elderly people with heart failure discharged from acute care hospitals?
ACE inhibitors provide beneficial effects in frail, elderly patients with heart failure, highlighting a gap in quality of care due to underprescription.
May support greater ACEI consideration at frail elderly HF discharge; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm causality.
ACE inhibitors are still underprescribed among elderly people with HF discharged from acute care hospitals. Even in this frail, elderly population, we found a beneficial effect of ACE inhibitors. There is room to further improve the quality of care for elderly people with HF.
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