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Digital consults in heart failure care: a randomized controlled trial
Jelle P Man1,2,3, Maarten A C Koole1,4,5, Paola G Meregalli1,3
1Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Nature Medicine
|August 31, 2024
Summary
Digital consults significantly improved guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for heart failure patients. This strategy enhanced GDMT optimization, showing a higher score in the digital consult group after 12 weeks.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Digital Health
- Clinical Trials
Background:
- Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) improves outcomes in heart failure but is underutilized.
- Low adherence to GDMT contributes to morbidity and mortality in heart failure patients.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of a digital consult (DC) strategy in optimizing GDMT for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
Main Methods:
- The multicenter ADMINISTER trial randomized 150 HFrEF patients to usual care or a DC strategy.
- DCs involved digital data sharing, patient education, and guideline recommendations for clinicians.
- A GDMT score, reflecting adherence to Class 1 indications, was the primary endpoint over 12 weeks.
Main Results:
- The DC group showed a significantly higher increase in the GDMT score compared to usual care (median 1.19 vs. 0.08, P < 0.001).
- Digital data sharing, e-learning, and clinician guideline recommendations were key components of the DC strategy.
Conclusions:
- A digital consult strategy effectively optimizes guideline-directed medical therapy in HFrEF patients.
- This is the first multicenter randomized trial demonstrating the efficacy of digital consults for GDMT improvement.
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