June 21, 2023JACC Heart Failure71 citationsOpen Access
Mortality, Outcomes, Costs, and Use of Medicines Following a First Heart Failure Hospitalization
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients following a first heart failure hospitalization
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Outcome
Mortality, rehospitalization risks, costs, and use of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT)hard clinical
There is a significant clinical inertia regarding the optimization of guideline-directed medical therapy in the year following a first heart failure hospitalization, highlighting a critical window for intervention to reduce high subsequent risks and costs.
Abstract
Incident post-hHF rehospitalization risks and costs were high, and GDMT use changed little in the year following discharge, highlighting the need to consider earlier and greater implementation of GDMT to manage risks and reduce costs.