The use of β-blockers represents a milestone in the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Few studies have compared β-blockers in HFrEF, and there is little data on the effects of different doses. The present study aimed to investigate in a large database of HFrEF patients (MECKI score database) the association of β-blocker treatment with a composite outcome of cardiovascular death, urgent heart transplantation or left ventricular assist device implantation, addressing the role of β-selectivity and dosage regimens.

Prognostic role of β-blocker selectivity and dosage regimens in heart failure patients. Insights from the MECKI score database / Paolillo, Stefania; Mapelli, Massimo; Bonomi, Alice; Corrà, Ugo; Piepoli, Massimo; Veglia, Fabrizio; Salvioni, Elisabetta; Gentile, Piero; Lagioia, Rocco; Metra, Marco; Limongelli, Giuseppe; Sinagra, Gianfranco; Cattadori, Gaia; Scardovi, Angela B; Carubelli, Valentina; Scrutino, Domenico; Badagliacca, Roberto; Raimondo, Rosa; Emdin, Michele; Magrì, Damiano; Correale, Michele; Parati, Gianfranco; Caravita, Sergio; Spadafora, Emanuele; Re, Federica; Cicoira, Mariantonietta; Frigerio, Maria; Bussotti, Maurizio; Minà, Chiara; Oliva, Fabrizio; Battaia, Elisa; Belardinelli, Romualdo; Mezzani, Alessandro; Pastormerlo, Luigi; Di Lenarda, Andrea; Passino, Claudio; Sciomer, Susanna; Iorio, Annamaria; Zambon, Elena; Guazzi, Marco; Pacileo, Giuseppe; Ricci, Roberto; Contini, Mauro; Apostolo, Anna; Palermo, Pietro; Clemenza, Francesco; Marchese, Giovanni; Binno, Simone; Lombardi, Carlo; Passantino, Andrea; PERRONE FILARDI, Pasquale; Agostoni, Piergiuseppe. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. - ISSN 1388-9842. - (2017). [10.1002/ejhf.775]

Prognostic role of β-blocker selectivity and dosage regimens in heart failure patients. Insights from the MECKI score database

PAOLILLO, STEFANIA;PERRONE FILARDI, PASQUALE;
2017

Abstract

The use of β-blockers represents a milestone in the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Few studies have compared β-blockers in HFrEF, and there is little data on the effects of different doses. The present study aimed to investigate in a large database of HFrEF patients (MECKI score database) the association of β-blocker treatment with a composite outcome of cardiovascular death, urgent heart transplantation or left ventricular assist device implantation, addressing the role of β-selectivity and dosage regimens.
2017
Prognostic role of β-blocker selectivity and dosage regimens in heart failure patients. Insights from the MECKI score database / Paolillo, Stefania; Mapelli, Massimo; Bonomi, Alice; Corrà, Ugo; Piepoli, Massimo; Veglia, Fabrizio; Salvioni, Elisabetta; Gentile, Piero; Lagioia, Rocco; Metra, Marco; Limongelli, Giuseppe; Sinagra, Gianfranco; Cattadori, Gaia; Scardovi, Angela B; Carubelli, Valentina; Scrutino, Domenico; Badagliacca, Roberto; Raimondo, Rosa; Emdin, Michele; Magrì, Damiano; Correale, Michele; Parati, Gianfranco; Caravita, Sergio; Spadafora, Emanuele; Re, Federica; Cicoira, Mariantonietta; Frigerio, Maria; Bussotti, Maurizio; Minà, Chiara; Oliva, Fabrizio; Battaia, Elisa; Belardinelli, Romualdo; Mezzani, Alessandro; Pastormerlo, Luigi; Di Lenarda, Andrea; Passino, Claudio; Sciomer, Susanna; Iorio, Annamaria; Zambon, Elena; Guazzi, Marco; Pacileo, Giuseppe; Ricci, Roberto; Contini, Mauro; Apostolo, Anna; Palermo, Pietro; Clemenza, Francesco; Marchese, Giovanni; Binno, Simone; Lombardi, Carlo; Passantino, Andrea; PERRONE FILARDI, Pasquale; Agostoni, Piergiuseppe. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. - ISSN 1388-9842. - (2017). [10.1002/ejhf.775]
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