Table 1:
Participant characteristics (n = 19)
Sex | |
Male | 14 (74) |
Female | 5 (26) |
Race | |
Black | 9 (47) |
White | 9 (47) |
Latino | 1 (5) |
Age (years) | |
Mean | 56 |
Range | 34–72 |
Homeless at time of interview | 11 (58) |
HF type | |
HFrEF | 9 (47) |
HFpEF | 10 (53) |
No. of prior HF hospitalizations | |
Mean | 8 |
Range | 0–37 |
Participants with HFrEF prescribed GDMT | |
BB | 9 (100) |
ACEi/ARB/ARNi | 6 (67) |
MRA | 5 (56) |
Primary insurance | |
Medicaid | 19 (100) |
Monthly income (dollars) | |
Mean | 780 |
Range | 0–1379 |
Data are reported as n (%) unless otherwise specified. Abbreviations: HFrEF = heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, HFpEF = heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, GDMT = guideline-directed medical therapy, BB = beta blocker, ACEi = angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker, ARNi = angiotensin II receptor blocker-neprilysin inhibitor, MRA = mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.