Table 2.
Percent target doses of β-blocker versus number (%) of patients within the heart rate groups
| Heart rate | β-Blocker target dose |
Total number (N = 2,689) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–24% | 25–49% | 50–99% | ≥100% | ||
| <70 bpm | 293 (16.2) | 500 (27.6) | 659 (36.3) | 362 (20.0) | 1,814 |
| 70–79 bpm | 56 (9.8) | 138 (24.1) | 206 (36.0) | 172 (30.1) | 572 |
| 80–89 bpm | 31 (13.7) | 39 (17.3) | 80 (35.4) | 45 (31.0) | 226 |
| >89 bpm | 22 (28.6) | 14 (18.2) | 16 (20.8) | 25 (32.5) | 77 |
β-Blocker target dose: % of target dose according to the guidelines [4]. Values represent the number of patients (percent).