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ArticleAmerican journal of cardiovascular disease2023

Ivabradine effects in hospitalized acute heart failure patients: a single center retrospective study.

Mahmoud Abdelnabi, Juthipong Benjanuwattra, Yehia Saleh, Haitham Badran, Shadi Ahmed, Abdallah Almaghraby

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Article in American journal of cardiovascular disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Mahmoud AbdelnabiInternal Medicine Department, Texas Tech University Health Science Center Lubbock, Texas, USA.
Juthipong BenjanuwattraInternal Medicine Department, Texas Tech University Health Science Center Lubbock, Texas, USA.
Yehia SalehCardiology Department, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Houston, Texas, USA.
Haitham BadranCardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt.
Shadi AhmedCardiology Department, Ibrahim Bin Hamad Obaidullah Hospital Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
Abdallah AlmaghrabyCardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University Alexandria, Egypt.
Texas Tech University · USAin Shams University · EGAlexandria University · EGHouston Methodist · USRashid Hospital · AE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAn increased heart rate (HR) is deleterious in patients with decompensated heart failure. Ivabradine, an HR lowering agent which acts by inhibiting the I

methodsA total of 998 patients with acute decompensated heart failure on top of a chronic status from 1/5/2014 to 1/5/2019 who were already on guideline-directed treatment including a beta-blocker were included. Patients were divided into two groups, the first group (No-ivabradine) where patients continued the same dose of beta-blocker alone while the second group (ivabradine group) ivabradine 5 mg BID was added in addition to the same dose of beta-blocker. Patients with hemodynamic instabilities were excluded from the study. Propensity matching was performed to exclude confounding factors.

resultsThere was no significant difference between groups regarding baseline patient characteristics, laboratory, and echocardiographic data. There were significant differences between groups regarding average HR (87 ± 15 and 90 ± 12 bpm in ivabradine and control groups, consecutively, P = 0.0006*) and length of hospital stay (5.3 ± 2.3 and 7.7 ± 5.6 days in ivabradine and control groups, consecutively, P < 0.0001*). However, there were no differences in rehospitalization and mortality rates at 1 month and 6 months.

conclusionIn a retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the effects of ivabradine on morbidity and short-term mortality of hospitalized patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Ivabradine was associated with significantly lower average HR and length of hospital stay. However, there was no benefit in the reduction of rehospitalization and mortality rates at 1- and 6-month follow-ups.

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acute heart failurebeta blockerschronic heart failuredecompensated heart failureheart rate controlIvabradine

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