To compare prescription rates of CHF drugs in three French surveys Impact Reco I, II and III.
We included outpatients followed by private cardiologists: 1947 in Impact Reco I (2005), 1974 in Impact Reco II (2005/2006) and 1574 in Impact Reco III (2007), with NYHA class II-IV heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction < 40 % , and we compared treatment modalities. Recommended treatments and target doses were defined according to ESC guidelines.
There was an improvement in both the rate of prescription, and in the proportion of patients reaching target dose or 50 % of target dose of ACE I, ARBs and beta blockers (see table).
Prescription | IMPACT I 2005 | IMPACT II 2005/2006 | IMPACT III 2007 | ||
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Global population | 1917 | 1974 | 1574 | ||
ACE I | Number patients with prescription | N ( % ) | 1361 (71.0) | 1349 (68.3) | 1099 (70.2) |
Target dose | % | 48.7 | 57.3* | 52.3?/sup> | |
50 % Target dose | % | 80.4 | 84.5* | 88.4?/sup>,?/sup> | |
ARBs | Number patients with prescription | N ( % ) | 395 (20.6) | 592 (30.0)* | 516 (33.3)?/sup>,?/sup> |
Target dose | % | 9.1 | 7.4 | 20.7?/sup>,?/sup> | |
50 % Target dose | % | 52.9 | 49.7 | 68.6?/sup>,?/sup> | |
Betablockers | Number patients with prescription | N ( % ) | 1245 (65.2) | 1382 (70.0)* | 1229 (78.3)?/sup>,?/sup> |
Target dose | % | 18.4 | 23.4* | 25.7?/sup> | |
50 % Target dose | % | 47.3 | 53.5* | 59.9??/sup> |