How Guideline Directed Medical Therapy Is Practiced for Patients with Heart Failure? A Cross-Sectional Study in Yazd, Iran

Abstract

Background: In Heart Failure reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF), there is a clear Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) for drug treatment. However, there are usually differences between what is recommended and what is actually done in the community. Additionally, no clear data are available regarding the types and doses of drugs used for HFrEF in patients with chronic heart failure.