PLoS ONE (Jan 2014)

SUrvey of Guideline Adherence for Treatment of Systolic Heart Failure in Real World (SUGAR): a multi-center, retrospective, observational study.

  • Byung-Su Yoo,
  • Jaewon Oh,
  • Bum-Kee Hong,
  • Dae-Hee Shin,
  • Jang-Ho Bae,
  • Dong Heon Yang,
  • Wan-Joo Shim,
  • Hyung-Seop Kim,
  • Su-Hong Kim,
  • Jin-Oh Choi,
  • Woo-Jung Chun,
  • Choong-Won Go,
  • Hyun-Jae Kang,
  • Sang Hong Baek,
  • Jang-Hyun Cho,
  • Suk-Keun Hong,
  • Joon-Han Shin,
  • Seok-Kyu Oh,
  • Wook-Bum Pyun,
  • Jun Kwan,
  • Young-Joon Hong,
  • Jin-Ok Jeong,
  • Seok-Min Kang,
  • Dong-Ju Choi,
  • SUGAR Study

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086596
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
p. e86596

Abstract

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BackgroundClinical practice guidelines have been slowly and inconsistently applied in clinical practice, and certain evidence-based, guideline-driven therapies for heart failure (HF) have been significantly underused. The purpose of this study was to survey guideline compliance and its effect on clinical outcomes in the treatment of systolic HF in Korea.Method and resultsThe SUrvey of Guideline Adherence for Treatment of Systolic Heart Failure in Real World (SUGAR) trial was a multi-center, retrospective, observational study on subjects with systolic HF (ejection fraction ConclusionsAmong patients with systolic HF in Korea, adherence to pharmacologic treatment guidelines as determined by performance measures, including prescription of ACEI/ARB and BB at discharge, was associated with improved clinical outcomes.