Heart Failure Therapy and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction

Inclusion criteria: * Hospitalized for heart failure from 01 January 2016 to 30 September 2021. * Were discharged alive (any discharge disposition other than "Expired"). * Had Mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (41% to 60%). * Had non-missing record of SAC/VAL use at discharge. * Continuously enrolled in Medicare Part A \& B for the 12 months following the index HF hospitalization discharge date or until death. Exclusion criteria: * Patients who left against medical advice (AMA), were transferred to an acute care facility, or discharged to hospice care. * Patients who had dialysis as an in-hospital procedure. * Patients with a medical history of chronic dialysis. * Patients with an in-hospital procedure of heart transplantation. * Patients with a medical history of heart transplantation. * Patients with an in-hospital procedure of left ventricular assist device. * Patients with a medical history of left ventricular assist device.