Dosing of Beta-Blocker Therapy Before, During, and After Hospitalization for Heart Failure (from Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure)
Dosing of Beta-Blocker Therapy Before, During, and After Hospitalization for Heart Failure (from Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure)
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DOI:
10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.07.045
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发表时间:
2008-12-01
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2.8
通讯作者:
Young, James B.
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作者:
Fonarow, Gregg C.;Abraham, William T.;Young, James B.
Heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend that beta blockers be titrated to achieve the target doses shown to be effective in major clinical trials, if tolerated. Little is known, however, regarding the doses of beta blockers used in patients with HF in routine clinical practice before, during, and after hospitalization for HF. The Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF) enrolled 5,791 patients admitted with HF in a registry with prespecified 60- to 90-day follow-up at 91 academic and community hospitals throughout the United States. Among 2,373 patients with systolic HF eligible for beta blockers at discharge, 1,350 (56.9%) were receiving beta-blocker therapy before admission and continued on therapy, and 632 (26.6%) were newly started. The mean total daily dose for beta blockers before hospital admission was