Medicines for reduced ejection fraction heart failure in Central region of Portugal’s primary care: a 2022 observational study

Autores

  • João Vaz, MD Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Luiz Miguel Santiago Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra Clínica Universitária de Medicina Geral e Familiar da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra USF Topázio, ACES Baixo Mondego http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9343-2827
  • Beatriz Lopes, MD USF Mondego, ACeS Baixo Mondego. Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Melanie Freitas, MD USF Rainha Santa Isabel, ACeS Baixo Mondego. Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Linda Costa, MD UCSP Cantanhede, ACeS Baixo Mondego. Cantanhede, Portugal.
  • Vera Ferreira, MD USF São Martinho de Pombal, ACeS Pinhal Litoral. Pombal, Portugal.
  • Sara Rodrigues, MD USF Esgueira Mais, ACeS Baixo Vouga. Aveiro, Portugal.
  • José Francisco Neves, MD USF Esgueira Mais, ACeS Baixo Vouga. Aveiro, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0080-0038
  • Luís Fonseca, MD USF Grão Vasco, ACeS Dão Lafões. Viseu, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7363-0586
  • Luís Azevedo, MD UCSP Figueiró dos Vinhos, ACeS Pinhal Interior Norte. Figueiró dos Vinhos, Portugal.
  • Helder Balouta, MD UCSP Soure, ACeS Baixo Mondego. Soure, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5011-4549
  • Joana Rita Matos, MD UCSP Campos do Lis, ACeS Pinhal Litoral. Parceiros, Portugal.
  • Raul Garcia, MD USF Fernando Namora, ACeS Baixo Mondego. Condeixa-a-Nova, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0572-2240

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v40i4.13770

Palavras-chave:

Insuficiência cardíaca com fração de ejeção reduzida, Medicina geral e familiar, Medicina familiar, Medicamentos

Resumo

Objective: To evaluate the accordance of prognostic medicines prescription (PMP), for persons with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (P-CHFrEF), attended in primary health care units in Central Portugal, with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2021 August, guidelines. To know about mean age, median time since the diagnosis and last echocardiogram performance in P-CHFrEF.

Methods: Observational, cross-sectional study of a random size representative sample, 95% confidence interval, and 8% error margin of the P-CHFrEF of a population on 31st December 2021. Age, gender, year of International Classification for Primary Care-2 (ICPC-2, K-77) problem classification input data, years since the last echocardiogram, ongoing PMP and the use of other chronic heart failure (CHF) drugs were gathered. Data were obtained from 11 Portugal Primary Health Care Units, invited by convenience, after an Ethics Committee approval.

Results: From a universe of n=2,381 persons with CHF, n=453 (19.0%) P-CHFrEF was found. A size representative sample of P-CHFrEF of n=133 (5.6%), n=95 males (71.4%) was studied. Prescription of a renin-angiotensin system inhibitor (RAAS-I) was ongoing in 91.0%, beta-blocker (BB) in 75.2%, mineralocorticoid antagonists (MRA) in 40.6%, inhibitors of the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2i) in 44.4%, neprilisine inhibitors 38.3% and loop diuretics in 72.2%. The optimized medical quadruple therapy was established in 28 patients (21.1%) and the triple one in 38 (28.6 %). Mean age was of 74.3±11.6 years, males 73.4±11.0 and females 76.6±12.9, p=0.088. The median time since the diagnosis was 6.0 for men and 4.0 for women, p=0.031. The median time since the last echocardiogram was 3.0, p=0.750 between genders.

Conclusion: According to the 2021 ESC guidelines, prognostic modifying medicines were underused for 50.4% of P-CHFrEF. Even with these results, a reflection must be made, on the barriers physicians encounter, to comply with the ESC guidelines in such patients.

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Biografia do Autor

  • Luiz Miguel Santiago, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra Clínica Universitária de Medicina Geral e Familiar da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra USF Topázio, ACES Baixo Mondego

    Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares Santiago é Licenciado em Medicina pela Universidade de Coimbra desde 1979, Mestre em Saúde Pública pela Universidade de Coimbra desde 2006 e Doutorado por unanimidade com distinção e louvor, pela Universidade de Coimbra, na Especialidade de Sociologia Médica, ramo de Medicina Preventiva e Comunitária desde 11/11/2009.

    É desde1/7/2017 Professor Associado da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, regendo as Unidades Curriculares de MISP IV, 3º Ano e de Medicina Geral e Familiar, 5º Ano.

    Desde 30 de Janeiro de 2018 tem o título de "Agregado".

    Médico, especialista em Medicina Geral e Familiar, é Consultor com o Grau de Assistente Graduado Sénior da Carreira de Medicina Geral e Familiar desde 2002, sendo orientador no Internato Complementar de Medicina Geral e Familiar desde 2006, tendo exercido na Unidade de Saúde Familiar Topázio em Coimbra, onde ainda continua actividade clínica, agora reduzida.

    Professor Associado Convidado da Universidade da Beira Interior, onde é regente das cadeiras de CSP I, II e III entre 2011 e 2017.

    Desde 2014 até 2017 foi Professor Adjunto Convidado da Coimbra Health Scholl lecionando Patologia Geral.   

    Membro da Academia Europeia de Professores em Medicina Geral e Familiar (EURACT) é orientador de Teses de Mestrado Integrado e de Mestrado Pré-Bolonha bem como de Doutoramento, na Universidade de Coimbra (2) e na Universidade da Beira Interior (6).

    É membro da Comissão de Ética da ARS do Centro.

    Tem vasta bibliografia publicada individualmente e em co-autoria em revistas nacionais e internacionais com “revisores-par” e indexadas (27 artigos).

    Desde março de 2017 é membro investigador do CEISUC, FEUC.

    Em Novembro de 2017 é eleito sócio correspondente da Academia Nacional de Medicina.

    Aguarda a marcação de Provas de Agregação a serem prestadas na Universidade da Beira Interior.

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16-09-2024

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Medicines for reduced ejection fraction heart failure in Central region of Portugal’s primary care: a 2022 observational study. (2024). Revista Portuguesa De Medicina Geral E Familiar, 40(4), 339-46. https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v40i4.13770

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