2021
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 ResearchConceptsGuideline-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 points
2019
Optimal Medical Therapy in Heart Failure: Reasons for Lack of Medication Titration in the GUIDE IT Trial
Fiuzat M, Alemayehu W, Ezekowitz J, Westerhout C, Whellan D, Mulder H, Ahmad T, Adams K, Pina I, Anstrom K, Cooper L, Alhanti B, Sbolli M, Mark D, Leifer E, Felker M, O'Connor C, Januzzi J. Optimal Medical Therapy in Heart Failure: Reasons for Lack of Medication Titration in the GUIDE IT Trial. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2019, 25: s78. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart failureMedication titrationMedical therapyMedication adjustmentsClinical outcomesTarget dosesGUIDE-IT trialOptimal medical therapyReduced ejection fractionWeeks of enrollmentEnd of studyProtocol-driven approachUse of guidelinesFree-text reasonsGDMT groupGUIDE-ITHF medicationsB-blockersNT-proBNPEjection fractionNatriuretic peptideStudy visitClinicians' decisionsIT trialSerial measurements