Khadijah Breathett, Sabra Lewsey, Nicholas K Brownell, Kendra Enright, Lorraine S Evangelista, Nasrien E Ibrahim, Jose Iturrizaga, Daniel D Matlock, Modele O Ogunniyi, Madeline R Sterling, Harriette G C Van Spall
Guideline-directed medical therapies and guideline-directed nonpharmacological therapies improve quality of life and survival in patients with heart failure (HF), but eligible patients, particularly women and individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, are often not treated with these therapies. Implementation science uses evidence-based theories and frameworks to identify strategies that facilitate uptake of evidence to improve health. In this scientific statement, we provide an overview of implementation trials in HF, assess their use of conceptual frameworks and health equity principles, and provide pragmatic guidance for equity in HF...
April 3, 2024: Circulation