Table 2 Prescriptions of other heart failure medications.

From: The prescription of beta-blockers in older patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: an observational study in Vietnam

Medications

All participants (n = 190)

Participants with beta-blocker prescription (n = 105)

Participants without beta-blocker prescription (n = 85)

p value

ACEIs/ARBs

153 (80.5%)

94 (89.5%)

59 (69.4%)

 < 0.001

MRAs

131 (68.9%)

79 (75.2%)

52 (61.2%)

0.037

Loop diuretics

146 (76.8%)

71 (67.6%)

75 (88.2%)

 < 0.001

Ivabradine

12 (6.3%)

7 (6.7%)

5 (5.9%)

0.825

Digoxin

50 (26.3%)

30 (28.6%)

20 (23.5%)

0.433

Nitrate

96 (50.5%)

44 (41.9%)

52 (61.2%)

0.008

  1. Categorical variables are presented as frequencies and percentages. ACEIs: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, ARBs: angiotensin receptor blockers, MRAs: mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists