Treatment Patterns (ACEI, ARB, or BB)a | Treatment Patterns (Diuretic)a | |||||||||
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Increase (n = 193,516)b | No Changes (n = 2,611,047) | Decrease (n = 186,627) | Rate Ratio for Treatment Increase | Rate Ratio for Treatment Decrease | No to Yes (n = 111,593) | No Changes (n = 2,771,748) | Yes to No (n = 115,103) | Rate Ratio for Treatment Increase | Rate Ratio for Treatment Decrease | |
NYHA class change, %c | ||||||||||
Increase (n = 24,422) | 7.8 | 84.7 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 91.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
No changes (n = 789,561) | 5.9 | 87.7 | 6.1 | – | – | 3.2 | 92.9 | 3.8 | – | – |
Decrease (n = 24,242) | 7.5 | 84.1 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 89.7 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
Dyspnea change, %c | ||||||||||
No to yes (n = 90,972) | 15.0 | 79.5 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 87.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
No changes (n = 2,244,909) | 6.0 | 88.2 | 5.5 | – | – | 3.5 | 93.0 | 3.5 | – | – |
Yes to no (n = 63,836) | 4.4 | 76.6 | 18.7 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 87.0 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
Orthopnea change, %c | ||||||||||
No to yes (n = 46,531) | 14.4 | 80.7 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 89.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
No change (n = 46,531) | 6.3 | 87.6 | 5.9 | – | – | 3.7 | 92.6 | 3.7 | – | – |
Yes to no (n = 39,180) | 3.8 | 79.8 | 16.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 89.2 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
Changes in signs, %c,d | ||||||||||
Increase (n = 99,405) | 12.9 | 80.7 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 87.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
No changes (n = 1,466,063) | 6.1 | 87.8 | 5.8 | – | – | 3.5 | 92.9 | 3.6 | – | – |
Decrease (n = 84,426) | 5.4 | 81.1 | 13.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 88.8 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 |