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Multimorbidity, guideline‐directed medical therapies, and associated outcomes among hospitalized heart failure patients

Multimorbidity is common among heart failure (HF) patients and may attenuate guideline‐directed medical therapy (GDMT). Multimorbid patients are under‐represented in clinical trials; therefore, the effect of multimorbidity clustering on the… Click to show full abstract

Multimorbidity is common among heart failure (HF) patients and may attenuate guideline‐directed medical therapy (GDMT). Multimorbid patients are under‐represented in clinical trials; therefore, the effect of multimorbidity clustering on the prognosis of HF patients remains unknown. We evaluated the prevalence of multimorbidity clusters among consecutively registered hospitalized HF patients and assessed whether GDMT attenuated outcomes.

Keywords: guideline directed; multimorbidity; heart failure; failure patients

Journal Title: ESC Heart Failure
Year Published: 2022

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