Abstract:
Background
Medical therapy could improve the prognosis of real‐life patients discharged after a heart failure (HF) hospitalisation.
Aim
To determine the impact of discharge HF treatment on mortality and readmissions in different left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) groups.
Methods
Multicentre prospective registry in 20 Spanish hospitals. Patients were enrolled after a HF hospitalisation.
Results
A total of 1831 patients was included (583 (31.8%) HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF); 227 (12.4%) HF with midrange ejection fraction (HFmrEF); 610 (33.3%) HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and 411 (22.4%) with unknown LVEF). Angiotensin‐converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) at discharge were independently associated with a reduction in: (i) all‐cause mortality: hazard ratio (HR) 0.55, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.41–0.74, P < 0.001, with a similar effect in the four groups; (ii) mortality due to refractory HF HR 0.45, 95% CI 0.29–0.64, P < 0.001, with a similar effect in the three groups with known LVEF; (iii) mortality/HF admissions (HR 0.61; 95% CI: 0.50–0.74), more evident in HFrEF (HR 0.54; 95% CI: 0.38–0.78) compared with HRmE...