Daniela Tomasoni, Beth Davison, Marianna Adamo, Matteo Pagnesi, Alexandre Mebazaa, Christopher Edwards, Mattia Arrigo, Marianela Barros, Jan Biegus, Jelena Čelutkienė, Kamilė Čerlinskaitė-Bajorė, Ovidiu Chioncel, Alain Cohen-Solal, Albertino Damasceno, Rafael Diaz, Gerasimos Filippatos, Etienne Gayat, Antoine Kimmoun, Carolyn S P Lam, Maria Novosadova, Peter S Pang, Piotr Ponikowski, Hadiza Saidu, Karen Sliwa, Koji Takagi, Jozine M Ter Maaten, Adriaan Voors, Gad Cotter, Marco Metra
BACKGROUND: STRONG-HF demonstrated the safety and efficacy of rapid up-titration of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) with high intensity care (HIC) compared to usual care in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (HF). In the HIC group, the following safety indicators were used to guide up-titration: estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] <30ml/min/1.73m2 , serum potassium >5.0 mmol/L, systolic blood pressure (SBP) <95mmHg, heart rate <55bpm, NT-proBNP concentration >10% higher than pre-discharge values...
September 29, 2023: Journal of Cardiac Failure