Increased Quality of Life Among Newly Diagnosed Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction in the Months After Initiation of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator Prescription

The patient experience of heart failure involves a multi-impact symptom response with functional limitations, psychological changes, and significant treatment burden.The aim of this study was to examine the change in patient-reported outcomes in newly diagnosed patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) prescribed a wearable cardioverter defibrillator.Adults hospitalized for new-onset heart failure, due to ischemic or...