Differences in ejection fraction as inclusion criterion in randomized controlled trials among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a systematic review.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-2-2022
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) has been defined by varying ejection fraction (EF) criteria in clinical trials, leading to differences in quantifying treatment effects.
AREAS COVERED: The definitions of HFrEF in randomized controlled trials from 2010 until 2020 were collected. The EF ranges were clustered into very low (
ISSN
1744-8344
Published In/Presented At
Al Sudani H, Lo KB, Essa H, Wattoo A, Gulab A, Akhtar H, Angelim L, Helfman B, Peterson E, Brousas S, Whybrow-Huppatz I, Yazdanyar A, Soman S, Sankaranarayanan R, Rangaswami J. Differences in ejection fraction as inclusion criterion in randomized controlled trials among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a systematic review. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2022 Jun 2. doi: 10.1080/14779072.2022.2085687. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35654018.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
35654018
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article