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. 2018 Jul 26;12:2311–2321. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S166277

Table 2.

Treatment class combinations received by patients with HF, stratified by HF phenotype and New York Heart Association functional class

Treatment class combination Overall (N=1,498) HFrEF (<50%) (n=677) HFpEF (≥50%) (n=621) HFrEF New York Heart Association class I (n=145) HFrEF New York Heart Association class II–IV (n=530)
ACEi/ARB monotherapy (±othersa) 259 (17) 150 (22) 60 (10) 46 (32) 103 (19)
BB monotherapy (±othersa) 57 (4) 18 (3) 33 (5) 4 (3) 14 (3)
MRA monotherapy (±othersa) 6 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) 3 (2)
ACEi+ARB±othersa 132 (9) 89 (13) 20 (3) 38 (26) 51 (10)
ACEi/ARB+BB (no MRA) ±othersa 761 (51) 304 (45) 370 (60) 74 (51) 229 (43)
ACEi/ARB+MRA (no BB) ±othersa 113 (8) 50 (7) 28 (5) 6 (4) 44 (8)
ACEi/ARB+BB+MRA±others 277 (18) 143 (21) 113 (18) 14 (10) 129 (28)

Notes: Values presented are n (%), unless otherwise stated; percentages are calculated following the exclusion of missing data and are subject to rounding. Treatment groups are not mutually exclusive. Data were obtained from patient record forms.

a

Includes therapy unrelated to treating HF and excludes other HF treatments.

Abbreviations: ACEi, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; BB, β-blocker; HF, heart failure; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; MRA, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist.