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. 2026 Sep 29;15(19):7569. doi: 10.3390/jcm15197569
ACEI Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
ARB Angiotensin receptor blocker
ARNI Angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitor
CI Confidence interval
CKD Chronic kidney disease
CKD-EPI Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate
EHR Electronic health record
GEE Generalized estimating equations
GDMT Guideline-directed medical therapy
HF Heart failure
HFimpEF Heart failure with improved ejection fraction
HFmrEF Heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction
HFpEF Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
HFrEF Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision
IQR Interquartile range
LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction
LVSD Left ventricular systolic dysfunction
MRA Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist
NPV Negative predictive value
OR Odds ratio
PPV Positive predictive value
RAAS Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
RECORD REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely-collected health Data
SD Standard deviation
SGLT2i Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor
SMD Standardized mean difference
T1DM Type 1 diabetes mellitus
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
HR Hazard ratio