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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
Placebo-controlled randomized trials have demonstrated the efficacy of selected beta blockers on outcomes in chronic heart failure (HF), but the relative effectiveness of different beta blockers in usual clinical care is poorly understood. We compared 12-month risk of rehospitalization for HF associated with receipt of different beta blockers in 7,883 adults hospitalized for HF within 2 large health plans between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2002. Beta-blocker use was ascertained from electronic pharmacy databases and readmissions within 12 months were identified from hospital discharge databases. Extended Cox regression was used to examine the association between receipt of different beta blockers and risk of readmission for HF after adjustment for potential confounders. During follow-up, there were 3,234 person-years of exposure to beta blockers (39.3% atenolol, 42.0% metoprolol tartrate, 12.3% carvedilol, and 6.4% other). Crude 12-month rates of readmissions for HF were high overall (42.6 per 100 person-years). After adjustment for potential confounders, cumulative exposure to each beta blocker, and propensity to receive carvedilol compared with atenolol, adjusted risks of readmission were not significantly different for metoprolol tartrate (adjusted hazard ratio 0.95, 95% confidence interval 0.85 to 1.05) or for carvedilol (adjusted hazard ratio 0.92, 95% confidence interval 0.74 to 1.14). In conclusion, in a contemporary cohort of high-risk patients hospitalized with HF, we found that adjusted risks of rehospitalization for HF within 12 months were not significantly different in patients receiving atenolol, shorter-acting metoprolol tartrate, or carvedilol.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
690-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Aluminum, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Atenolol, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-California, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Carbazoles, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Confidence Intervals, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Heart Failure, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Metoprolol, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Patient Readmission, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Propanolamines, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Proportional Hazards Models, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Tartrates, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17697830-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative effectiveness of beta-adrenergic antagonists (atenolol, metoprolol tartrate, carvedilol) on the risk of rehospitalization in adults with heart failure.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, Oakland, California, USA. alan.s.go@kp.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article