Age- and Gender-Related Differences in Quality of Care and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure (from OPTIMIZE-HF)
July 2nd, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 104, Issue 1, 1 July 2009, Pages 107-115
Gregg C., Fonarow , William T., Abraham , Nancy M., Albert , Wendy Gattis, Stough , Mihai, Gheorghiade , …
Previous studies have suggested that female and elderly patients with heart failure (HF) are less likely to receive guideline-recommended therapies, but these studies have involved select patient populations. We evaluated the differences in medical care and patient outcomes by age and gender among a broad cohort of hospitalized patients with HF. The Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF) is a registry and performance-improvement program involving 48,612 patients with HF from 259 hospitals. The data were analyzed by gender, age <75 years, and age ≥75 years. Appropriate angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker and β-blocker…
