Gender differences in drug titration among heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction in the ETIFIC trial

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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Optimal medical therapy decreases mortality and heart failure (HF) hospitalizations in HF patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. Women have been underrepresented in clinical trials and not specifically evaluated. This study aimed to compare the safety and effectiveness of drug titration in women vs men.

METHODS: This post hoc gender study of the ETIFIC multicenter randomized trial included hospitalized patients with new-onset HF with reduced ejection fraction and New York Heart Association II-III and no contraindications to beta-blockers. A structured 4-month titration process was implemented in HF clinics. The primary endpoint was the mean relative dose (% of target dose) of beta-blockers achieved by women vs men. Secondary endpoints included the mean relative doses of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, adverse events, and other clinical outcomes at 6 months.

RESULTS: A total of 320 patients were included, 83 (25.93%) women and 237 (74.06%) men (76 vs 213 analyzed). The mean±standard deviation of the relative doses achieved by women vs men were as follows: beta-blockers 62.08%±30.72% vs 64.4%±32.77%, with a difference of-2.32% (95%CI,-10.58-5.94), P = .580; and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists 79.85%±27.72% vs 67.29%±31.43%, P =.003. No other differences in drug dosage were found. Multivariate analysis showed nonsignificant differences. CV mortality was 1 (1.20%) vs 3 (1.26%), P=1, and HF hospitalizations 0 (0.00%) vs 10 (4.22%), P=.125.

CONCLUSIONS: In a post hoc analysis from the HF-titration ETIFIC trial, we found nonsignificant gender differences in drug dosage, cardiovascular mortality, and HF hospitalizations. Trial registry number: NCT02546856.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:75

Enthalten in:

Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed.) - 75(2022), 8 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 636-648

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Oyanguren, Juana [VerfasserIn]
Díaz-Molina, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Lekuona, Iñaki [VerfasserIn]
González-Costello, José [VerfasserIn]
López-Fernández, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
García-Pinilla, José M [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Garrido, Lluisa [VerfasserIn]
López-Moyano, Gracia [VerfasserIn]
Manito, Nicolás [VerfasserIn]
Cobo-Marcos, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Nebot-Margalef, Magdalena [VerfasserIn]
Latorre-García, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Arana-Arri, Eunate [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Fernández, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Torcal-Laguna, Jesús [VerfasserIn]
ETIFIC research team group [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Diferencias
Differences
Drug
Fármaco
Female
Género
Gender
Heart failure
Insuficiencia cardiaca
Journal Article
Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists
Mujer
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Sex
Sexo
Titration
Titulación
Women

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Date Completed 26.07.2022

Date Revised 26.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02546856

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rec.2021.11.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334399459