Treatment Patterns (ACEI, ARB, or BB)a | Treatment Patterns (Diuretic)a | |||||||||
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Increase (n = 136,416)b | No Changes (n = 1,856,676) | Decrease (n = 135,019) | Rate Ratio for Treatment Increase | Rate Ratio for Treatment Decrease | No to Yes (n = 81,267) | No Changes (n = 1,969,162) | Yes to No (n = 82,830) | Rate Ratio for Treatment Increase | Rate Ratio for Treatment Decrease | |
NYHA class change, %c | ||||||||||
Increase (n = 17,638) | 7.3 | 84.4 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 89.6 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
No changes (n = 541,651) | 5.8 | 87.7 | 6.2 | – | – | 3.4 | 92.7 | 3.9 | – | – |
Decrease (n = 16,967) | 7.6 | 84.9 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 91.1 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Dyspnea change, %c | ||||||||||
No to yes (n = 65,382) | 15.3 | 79.2 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 87.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
No changes (n = 1,579,400) | 5.9 | 88.2 | 5.7 | – | – | 3.6 | 92.8 | 3.5 | – | – |
Yes to no (n = 46,792) | 4.1 | 76.4 | 19.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 86.9 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
Orthopnea change, %c | ||||||||||
No to yes (n = 33,628) | 15.2 | 80.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 88.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
No changes (n = 1,706,439) | 6.2 | 87.6 | 6.0 | – | – | 3.8 | 92.5 | 3.8 | – | – |
Yes to no (n = 29,351) | 3.5 | 79.4 | 16.8 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 88.9 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
Changes in signs, %c,d | ||||||||||
Increase (n = 72,716) | 13.0 | 80.5 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 87.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
No changes (n = 1,037,901) | 6.1 | 87.8 | 5.9 | – | – | 3.5 | 92.8 | 3.7 | – | – |
Decrease (n = 62,803) | 5.1 | 81.1 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 88.6 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 |