Heart failure & cardiomyopathies

Implementation of guideline-recommended therapies in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction according to heart failure duration: An analysis of 55 581 patients from the Swedish Heart Failure (SwedeHF) Registry

Eur J Heart FailPublished Registry-based observational study

Authors' conclusion

Most patients received RASI and beta-blockers in the first months following HFrEF diagnosis. Use of ARNI, MRA and SGLT2i was limited, both in the early and later time periods.

Study context

Population
Patients with HFrEF (EF <40%) in the Swedish Heart Failure (HF) Registry, 2000–2021
Participants
55,581 patients
Exposure
GDMT use by HF duration
Outcome
Use of guideline-recommended therapies (renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASI)/angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ARNI), beta-blockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA), SGLT2i) by time from HF diagnosis
Methodological detailsnationwide registry linked to national registries
  • Nationwide registry linked to national registries

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Use of guideline-recommended therapies by HF duration

Use of guideline-recommended therapies by HF duration

RASI or ARNI

ARNI alone

MRA

Beta-blockers

SGLT2i

CRT/ICD >12 months 18%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Patient characteristics by HF duration

Shorter HF duration: younger, lower NYHA class, fewer CV comorbidities

Original publication

Implementation of guideline-recommended therapies in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction according to heart failure duration: An analysis of 55 581 patients from the Swedish Heart Failure (SwedeHF) Registry. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 9 January 2025. doi:10.1002/ejhf.3565

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