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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 10.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Cardiol. 2016 Feb 16;39(3):145–149. doi: 10.1002/clc.22519

Table 2.

Documentation of GDMT in patients with HFrEF

Age, years Gender Hypertension Diabetes History of CAD
<65
N=11,727
≥65
N=4,143
Men
N=12,236
Women
N=3,634
Yes
N=5,879
No
N=9,991
Yes
N=3,675
No
N=12,195
Yes
N=4,329
No
N=11,541
On ACE-I or ARB therapy 32.3% 36.9% 34.9% 28.6% 38.8% 30.4% 44.7% 30.1% 53.0% 26.2%
On Beta-blocker therapy 33.7% 38.3% 36.4% 29.9% 39.6% 32.2% 46.0% 31.6% 55.9% 27.0%
On ACE-I or ARB + Beta-blocker therapy 28.4% 32.9% 31.1% 24.4% 34.6% 26.6% 41.1% 26.1% 49.9% 22.0%

ACE-I = angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker, CAD = coronary artery disease, GDMT = guideline-directed medical therapy, HFrEF = heart failure with reduced ejection fraction