Table 4. Hospital Treatment Practices According to Frequency of Symptoms of Acute Heart Failure.

	Five Most Commonly Reported Symptoms		All Symptoms Examined
	Few acute symptoms* (n=1,836)	Multiple acute symptoms (n=2,701)	Few acute symptoms† (n=2,028)	Multiple acute symptoms (n=2,509)
Medications (%)
ACE inhibitors/ARB's	50.5°°	55.6	51.5°	55.2
Beta blockers	39.1°	42.0	40.0	41.5
Both therapies	21.5°	24.4	22.7	23.6
Digoxin	49.3	51.3	48.9	51.8
Diuretics	96.9°°	98.3	97.1°	98.3
Lifestyle Recommendations (%)
Limit salt intake	72.2°°°	85.7	74.9°°°	84.6
Fluid restriction	17.6°°°	23.8	17.8°°°	24.2
Smoking cessation	0.7°°	1.5	0.6°°	1.6
Increase physical activity	38.1°°°	44.0	39.7°	43.1
Limit alcohol consumption	0.3°°	1.0	0.4°	1.0

^°P<.05;

^°°P<.01;

^°°°P<.001

^*≤2 vs. ≥3 of the 5 most commonly reported acute symptoms

^†≤3 vs ≥4 of the 14 total acute symptoms examined

ACE = angiogtensin converting enzyme

ARB = angiotensin receptor blockers