The aim of this study was to assess temporal trends and factors associated with digoxin use at discharge among patients admitted with heart failure (HF).Digoxin has class IIa recommendations for treating HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in the United States. Digoxin use, temporal trends, and clinical characteristics of HF patients in current clinical practice in the United States have not been well studied.An observational analysis of 255,901 patients hospitalized with HF (117,761 with HFrEF and 138,140 with preserved EF [HFpEF]) from 398 hospitals participating in the Get With The Guidelines-HF registry between January 2005 and June 2014 was conducted to assess the temporal trends and factors associated with digoxin use.Among 117,761 HFrEF patients, only 19.7
作者:Nish, Patel;Christine, Ju;Conrad, Macon;Udho, Thadani;Phillip J, Schulte;Adrian F, Hernandez;Deepak L, Bhatt;Javed, Butler;Clyde W, Yancy;Gregg C, Fonarow
来源:JACC. Heart failure 2016 年 4卷 5期