Table 1.
Data collected | Baseline | Interim analysis | Titration completion | 3-month follow-up | |
Demographics | ✓ | N/Aa | N/A | N/A | |
Health service utilization | |||||
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Number of HFb-related hospitalizations since enrollment | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Number of days in the hospital since enrollment | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Number of emergency department visits since enrollment | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Number of clinic visits or phone calls since enrollment | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Clinical outcomes | |||||
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BNPc levels | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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NYHAd class | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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LVEFe (%) | ✓ | N/A | N/A | ✓ |
Qualitative data | |||||
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Clinician interviews | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
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Patient interviews | N/A | ✓ | N/A | N/A |
aN/A: not applicable.
bHF: heart failure.
cBNP: brain natriuretic peptide.
dNYHA: New York Heart Association.
eLVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.