Early adoption of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor in patients hospitalized with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction

JAMA Cardiology

2024-11-18

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this study of discharge prescription of a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) among patients hospitalized for heart failure, prescription rates increased substantially within 2 years after publication of clinical trial evidence documenting benefit, although considerable variation in rates was found, highlighting the need to understand strategies used by higher prescribing centers to increase SGLT2i adoption.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Mohammad Abdel Jawad, MD, email abdeljawadmd@gmail.com.

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(doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2024.4489)

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