GUIDELINE-DIRECTED MEDICAL THERAPY FOR HEART FAILURE: REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE IN ONE LATIN-AMERICAN CENTER.

Background: Despite recommendations from clinical practice guidelines to initiate four drug classes in patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction, information on real-world implementation remains limited. This study evaluated the medications initiated and titrated, the time until the optimal treatment tolerated, pharmacological profiles, patient's adherence, and causes of non-use of guideline directed-medical therapy (GDMT) in a cohort of patients with HF.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on patients treated in a heart failure program in Colombia.

Designing a Digital Culinary Education Intervention for Parents With Low Income.

Objective: To examine cooking practices, online information-seeking habits, and intervention preferences among parents with low income to inform the development of a digital cooking intervention on the basis of the Healthy Cooking Index.

Methods: This formative research study included a brief survey followed by in-depth interviews (from February to April, 2021) with parents of a child aged 6-11 years with low income (n = 20; 100% female, 70% African American or Hispanic White). Interview transcripts were analyzed using a semistructured hybrid coding approach.