Reinforcement of pimobendan with guideline-directed medical therapy may reduce the rehospitalization rates in patients with heart failure: retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Yoshiki Iwade (Author), Yoshiaki Kubota (Author), Daisuke Hayashi (Author), Takuya Nishino (Author), Yukihiro Watanabe (Author), Katsuhito Kato (Author), Shuhei Tara (Author), Yuya Ise (Author), Kuniya Asai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pimobendan reportedly improves the subjective symptoms of heart failure. However, evidence of improved prognosis is lacking. This study aimed to determine whether reinforcing guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) improved rehospitalization rates for worsening heart failure in...