Electronic Alerts to Improve Heart Failure Therapy in Outpatient Practice A Cluster Randomized Trial
Ghazi L, Yamamoto Y, Riello RJ, Coronel-Moreno C, Martin M, O'Connor KD, Simonov M, Huang J, Olufade T, McDermott J, Dhar R, Inzucchi SE, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Electronic Alerts to Improve Heart Failure Therapy in Outpatient Practice A Cluster Randomized Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 2203-2213. PMID: 35385798, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyUsual careEjection fractionHeart failureMedical therapyPrimary outcomeCluster-randomized comparative effectiveness trialSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsElectronic health record alertsAldosterone system inhibitorsReduced ejection fractionUsual care armCotransporter 2 inhibitorsMineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsVentricular ejection fractionComparative effectiveness trialNumber of patientsKnowledge of guidelinesLow-cost interventionCare armDays postrandomizationEligible patientsGDMT useFailure therapyPatient characteristicsPragmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of acute heart failure: The PROMPT-AHF trial
Ghazi L, O'Connor K, Yamamoto Y, Fuery M, Sen S, Samsky M, Riello R, Huang J, Olufade T, McDermott J, Inzucchi S, Velazquez E, Wilson F, Desai N, Ahmad T. Pragmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of acute heart failure: The PROMPT-AHF trial. American Heart Journal 2022, 257: 111-119. PMID: 36493842, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyAcute heart failureHeart failurePragmatic trialElectronic health recordsSubstantial health care costsBest practice advisoryReduced ejection fractionUsual care armHealth recordsTime of dischargeEvidence-based careHealth care costsClinical decision support systemAHF patientsCare armEligible patientsHF hospitalizationInpatient initiationCardiovascular deathMedication classesEjection fractionMedical therapyPrimary outcomePractice advisory