Patterns, Prognostic Implications, and Rural-Urban Disparities in Optimal GDMT Following HFrEF Diagnosis Among Medicare Beneficiaries

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37943222/ Patterns, prognostic implications, and rural-urban disparities in optimal GDMT following HFrEF diagnosis among Medicare beneficiaries Patterns and disparities in guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) uptake for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) across rural vs urban regions are not well described. This study aimed to evaluate patterns, prognostic implications, and rural-urban differences in GDMT use among Medicare beneficiaries following new-onset HFrEF. Author: Amgad Mentias, Neil Keshvani, Andrew Sumarsono, Rohan Desai, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Venu Menon, Eileen Hsich, Adam P. Bress, Joshua Jacobs, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Gregg C. Fonarow, and Ambarish Pandey Journal: JACC Heart Failure, June 2024