A Dedicated Guideline Directed Medical Therapy Clinic Improves Quality of Care and Outcomes In Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Tiu J, Balakumaran K, Barry M, Cipriani K, Kearney L, Oranefo J, Kim M, Tabtabai S. A Dedicated Guideline Directed Medical Therapy Clinic Improves Quality of Care and Outcomes In Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: s133. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.09.386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTarget doses of beta-blockersProportion of patientsDoses of beta-blockersTarget doseMinnesota Living with Heart Failure QuestionnaireHeart failure parametersEjection fractionHeart failurePHQ-9 scoresBeta-blockersLV end-diastolic diameterAssociated with significant morbidityNYHA class IIEnd-diastolic diameterReduced ejection fractionNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyRegimen of medicationCongestive heart failureMedian PHQ-9 scoreResults of landmark trialsHeart failure diagnosisEnrollment of patientsImproving clinical outcomesHeart Failure QuestionnaireMonths post-intervention