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ArticleEuropean journal of heart failure2025

Discontinuation and reinitiation of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction.

Laura Landucci, Ulrika Ljung Faxén, Lina Benson, Ulf Dahlström, Juan J Carrero, Gianluigi Savarese, Lars H Lund

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Article in European journal of heart failure, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Laura LanducciDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ulrika Ljung FaxénDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lina BensonDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ulf DahlströmDepartment of Cardiology and Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden.
Juan J CarreroDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Gianluigi SavareseDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lars H LundDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Funding

Stockholms Läns Landsting 20170112Stockholms Läns Landsting 20190525Swedish Heart Lung Foundation 20150557Swedish Heart Lung Foundation 20190310Swedish Research Council 523-2014-2336
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Abstract

aimsMineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) improve outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) but are underused. Point prevalent use has been described, but the kinetics of discontinuation and the extent of reinitiation have not been studied. METHODS AND

resultsPatients with HFrEF enrolled in the Swedish Heart Failure Registry between 2006 and 2021 were linked to the Prescribed Drug Register. The rate of discontinuation during the first year of treatment and reinitiation the year after discontinuation were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess the predictors of discontinuation. Of 11 474 MRA new users, 71% remained on therapy at 1 year. Baseline characteristics independently associated with discontinuation were: estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <30 ml/min/1.73 m

conclusionAmong patients with HFrEF initiated on MRA, 71% remained on therapy at 1 year. Discontinuation occurred early and was more common in patients with advanced kidney disease, hyperkalaemia, lack of follow-up in specialty care, more severe heart failure, comorbidities, and markers of sociodemographic frailty. Among those who discontinued, almost half reinitiated treatment the year following discontinuation.

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Heart FailureMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsRegistriesStroke VolumeWithholding TreatmentAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSwedenMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsHeart failureHeart failure with reduced ejection fractionMineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsRegistrySwedeHF

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PMCPMC11860717

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