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. 2024 Oct 16;47:100470. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100470

Table 2.

Guideline-directed medical therapy use between groups.

MOC at baseline
(n = 1419)
Control at baseline
(n = 5116)
p-value MOC at discharge or last visit
(n = 1419)
Control at last visit
(n = 5116)
p-value
GDMT medications
Quadruple therapy 243 (17.1 %) 350 (6.8 %) <0.0001 691 (48.7 %) 957 (18.7 %) <0.0001
ARNi 565 (39.8 %) 1492 (29.2 %) <0.0001 872 (61.5 %) 2252 (45.1 %) <0.0001
 <50 % target dose 457 (80.9 %) 1141 (76.5 %) 522 (59.9 %) 2053 (91.2 %)
 50 to <100 % target dose 94 (16.6 %) 260 (17.4 %) 324 (37.2 %) 137 (6.1 %)
 Target dose 14 (2.5 %) 91 (6.1 %) 26 (3 %) 62 (2.8 %)
ACEi 297 (20.9 %) 1988 (38.9 %) <0.0001 156 (11 %) 1079 (21.1 %) <0.0001
 <50 % target dose 163 (54.9 %) 1043 (52.5 %) 110 (70.5 %) 599 (55.5 %)
 50 to <100 % target dose 53 (17.8 %) 396 (19.9 %) 6 (3.8 %) 241 (22.3 %)
 Target dose 81 (27,3 %) 549 (27.6 %) 40 (25.6 %) 239 (22.2 %)
ARB 294 (20.7 %) 1124 (22 %) 0.3125 220 (15.5 %) 897 (17.5 %) 0.071
 <50 % target dose 252 (85.7 %) 865 (77 %) 190 (86.4 %) 842 (93.9 %)
 50 to <100 % target dose 37 (12.6 %) 234 (20.8 %) 28 (12.7 %) 40 (4.5 %)
 Target dose 5 (1.7 %) 25 (2.2 %) 2 (0.9 %) 15 (1.7 %)
BB 1221 (86 %) 4257 (83.2 %) 0.01 1313 (92.5 %) 4517 (88.3 %) <0.0001
 <50 % target dose 906 (74.2 %) 3284 (77.1 %) 810 (61.7 %) 3303 (73.1 %)
 50 to <100 % target dose 253 (20.7 %) 870 (20.4 %) 382 (29.1 %) 1002 (22.2 %)
 Target dose 62 (5.1 %) 103 (2.4 %) 121 (9.2 %) 212 (4.7 %)
MRA 619 (43.6 %) 1814 (35.5 %) <0.0001 974 (68.6 %) 2319 (45.3 %) <0.0001
 <50 % target dose 3 (0.5 %) 14 (0.8 %) 1 (0.1 %) 3 (0.1 %)
 50 to <100 % target dose 84 (13.6 %) 252 (13.9 %) 59 (6.1 %) 163 (7 %)
 Target dose 532 (85.9 %) 1548 (85.3 %) 914 (93.8 %) 2153 (92.8 %)
SGLT2i 491 (34.6 %) 724 (14.2 %) <0.0001 970 (68.4 %) 1813 (35.4 %) <0.0001

ARNi = angiotensin-receptor neprilysin inhibitor; ACEi = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker; BB = beta-blocker (e.g., bisoprolol, carvedilol, metoprolol succinate); MRA = mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist; SGLT2i = sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (e.g., dapagliflozin, empagliflozin).

Data expressed as n (%).

Target doses defined as an increase to a dose at or above daily guideline recommendations, among patients taking less than the target dose.