Background: Heart failure (HF) trials initiated in the last century highlighted many differences
between men and women. Of particular concern was undertreatment of women compared …

Patients with heart failure (HF) and preserved ejection fraction (HF-PEF) constitute up to
30% to 50% of patients with HF, and HF-PEF affects women more often than men. Not much …

Heart failure is a constellation of symptoms and signs of fluid retention caused by
abnormalities in the pericardium, myocardium, endocardium, heart valves, or coronary …

Background The female preponderance in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(HFpEF) is a distinguishing feature of this disorder, but the association of sex with degree of …

Background: To describe characteristics and outcomes in women and men with heart failure
with preserved ejection fraction. Methods: Baseline characteristics (including biomarkers …

Sex-based differences exist in risk, symptoms, and management of heart failure (HF).
Women have a higher incidence of HF with preserved ejection fraction compared with men …

Heart failure is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in women, and they tend to
develop it at an older age compared to men. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is …

In the latter half of the 20th century, among participants of the Framingham Heart Study,
incidence of heart failure (HF) has declined by about a third in women but not in men and …

Women exhibit distinct differences compared with men in regard to epidemiology, risk
factors, causes, mechanisms for disease development, response to treatment, and outcomes …

Heart failure affects 5 million Americans, and nearly 50% of these are women. Sex
differences have been noted regarding the underlying etiology, pathophysiology, and …