American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 2 , Pages 255-260 , 15 January 2010

Adherence to Guideline-Recommended Adjunctive Heart Failure Therapies Among Outpatient Cardiology Practices (Findings from IMPROVE HF)

  • Clyde W. Yancy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 214-820-7357; fax: 214-820-7533
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  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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  • Nancy M. Albert, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Anne B. Curtis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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  • Wendy Gattis Stough, PharmD

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    • Department of Clinical Research, Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
    • Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Mihai Gheorghiade, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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  • J. Thomas Heywood, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California
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  • Mark L. McBride, PhD

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    • Outcome Sciences, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
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  • Mandeep R. Mehra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Christopher M. O'Connor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Dwight Reynolds, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Section, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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  • Mary Norine Walsh, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Care Group, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana

Received 31 July 2009 ,Revised 25 August 2009 ,Accepted 25 August 2009.

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    Proportions of patients receiving each of the adjunctive HF therapies is shown across all practice sites. Statin and antiplatelet therapy was indicated for patients with CAD, cardiovascular disease, o

    Proportions of patients receiving each of the adjunctive HF therapies is shown across all practice sites. Statin and antiplatelet therapy was indicated for patients with CAD, cardiovascular disease, or peripheral vascular disease. LDL = low-density lipoprotein; SBP = systolic blood pressure.

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    Smoking cessation by practice for sites with ≥1 eligible patient, with median percentage for sites (solid blue line).

    Smoking cessation by practice for sites with ≥1 eligible patient, with median percentage for sites (solid blue line).

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    HYD/ISDN therapy in Black patients by practice for sites with ≥1 eligible patient, with median percentage for sites (solid blue line).

    HYD/ISDN therapy in Black patients by practice for sites with ≥1 eligible patient, with median percentage for sites (solid blue line).

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    Systolic blood pressure <140 mm Hg by practice, with median percentage for sites (solid blue line).

    Systolic blood pressure <140 mm Hg by practice, with median percentage for sites (solid blue line).

 The IMPROVE HF registry and this study are sponsored by Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota.

PII: S0002-9149(09)02335-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.08.681

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 2 , Pages 255-260 , 15 January 2010

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