Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT)
Questions about GDMT? Talk with your cardiologist or call (260) 435-6275. Physician referral required.
Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is a treatment plan that uses a combination of medications to manage heart failure. Early intervention using GDMT may improve heart function, relieve symptoms, reduce hospitalizations and help individuals live life to the fullest.
GDMT Clinic at Lutheran Hospital
Lutheran Hospital’s GDMT clinic specializes in optimizing a combination of medications to treat heart failure patients with an ejection fraction (EF) of less than 50%. Because a low EF means the heart isn’t pumping enough oxygen-rich blood throughout the body, the goal is to quickly reach optimal therapy – typically within four to 12 weeks.
How it works:
- Specific medications – ACE/ARB/ARNI,* beta-blockers, MRAs** and SGLT2 inhibitors – are introduced and/or adjusted in rapid sequence
- Patients visit the GDMT clinic weekly for monitoring and medication adjustments
- Once the appropriate medication doses are identified, patients return to their referring cardiologist
GDMT Care Team
Patient care and support is provided by a multidisciplinary team that collaborates to optimize treatment, monitor progress, provide education about medications and share details about financial assistance. The clinic team includes:
- A board-certified advanced heart failure cardiologist
- Advanced practice providers (APPs)
- A pharmacist
- RNs
- A licensed clinical social worker
- A financial navigator
Wondering if you might benefit from guideline-directed medical therapy? Talk with your cardiologist or call (260) 435-6275 for more information.
Physician referral required.
*ACE inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blocker/angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor
**Mineralocorticoid-receptor antagonists