mHealth Intelligence April 18, 2024
Anuja Vaidya

Audio-only telehealth enabled the remote initiation of guideline-directed drugs for heart failure among Americans in the rural Navajo Nation, research shows.

Audio-only telehealth effectively supported heart failure with reduced ejection fraction treatment for Native Americans, leading to improved rates of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) uptake compared with usual care, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

GDMT for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction includes four drug classes: beta-blockers, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs), and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i). Though these therapies have been shown to improve outcomes for those with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, the study noted that uptake remains low.

Additionally, efforts to improve the uptake of GDMT are lacking, especially...

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