Associations between baseline heart rate and blood pressure and time to events in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients: Data from the QUALIFY international registry

ConclusionIn patients with HFrEF and recent hospitalization, elevated RHR and lower SBP identify patients at increased risk for cardiovascular endpoints. While SBP and RHR are often recognized as barriers that deter physicians from treating with high doses of recommended drugs, they are not the only reason leaving many patients suboptimally treated.

Source: European Journal of Heart Failure - September 18, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Amr Abdin, Stefan D. Anker, Martin R. Cowie, Gerasimos S. Filippatos, Piotr Ponikowski, Luigi Tavazzi, Jakob Sch öpe, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Michel Komajda, Michael Böhm Tags: Research Article Source Type: research