The Impact of Depression on Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction Treated in the GUIDE-IT Trial
Chouairi F, Fuery MA, Mullan CW, Caraballo C, Sen S, Maulion C, Wilkinson ST, Surti T, McCullough M, Miller PE, Pacor J, Leifer ES, Felker GM, Velazquez EJ, Fiuzat M, O'Connor CM, Januzzi JL, Desai NR, Ahmad T. The Impact of Depression on Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction Treated in the GUIDE-IT Trial. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2021, 27: 1359-1366. PMID: 34166799, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDepressionFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansProportional Hazards ModelsStroke VolumeConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyReduced ejection fractionAmino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levelsPro-B-type natriuretic peptide levelsGUIDE-IT trialNatriuretic peptide levelsHeart failureEjection fractionClinical outcomesPeptide levelsOptimal guideline-directed medical therapyCox proportional hazards regression modelingProportional hazards regression modelingImpact of depressionHistory of depressionCardiovascular deathCause hospitalizationCause mortalityOverall cohortMedical therapyAdverse outcomesTarget dosesPatientsMental healthTime pointsIntercountry Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure
Fuery MA, Chouairi F, Januzzi JL, Moe GW, Caraballo C, McCullough M, Miller PE, Reinhardt SW, Clark K, Oseran A, Milner A, Pacor J, Kahn PA, Singh A, Ravindra N, Guha A, Vadlamani L, Kulkarni NS, Fiuzat M, Felker GM, O'Connor CM, Ahmad T, Ezekowitz J, Desai NR. Intercountry Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure. JACC Heart Failure 2021, 9: 497-505. PMID: 33992564, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyGDMT useCountry of enrollmentHeart failureMedical therapyHigher body mass indexKaplan-Meier survival estimatesGUIDE-IT trialHeart failure hospitalizationReduced ejection fractionLog-rank testingMineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsPrimary study endpointBody mass indexPatterns of careCare delivery structuresGUIDE-ITHF hospitalizationFailure hospitalizationUsual careEjection fractionStudy endpointBlack patientsClinical outcomesMass index