OBJECTIVES: To describe and compare outcomes for men and women discharged alive
following a hospitalization for congestive heart failure (CHF). DESIGN: Prospective cohort …

Objectives. The purpose of the study was to estimate the 8-year rate of hospitalization for
congestive heart failure (CHF), to report the resources consumed, and to evaluate previously …

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the leading cause of hospitalization in the elderly, and
these patients are at high risk for subsequent hospitalization. Whether gender affects the risk …

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the independent effect of hospitalization for congestive heart
failure (CHF) on subsequent mortality, readmission for CHF, hospitalization for any reason …

BACKGROUND: Although heart failure (HF) afflicts nearly 5 million Americans, the long-term
cost of HF care has not been described previously. In a prospective, longitudinal cohort of …

OBJECTIVES: To examine age‐specific differences in clinical presentation, receipt of
therapeutic practices and lifestyle recommendations, and hospital and long‐term survival in …

Background The treatment of chronic heart failure has improved during the past 2 decades,
but little is known about whether the improvements are reflected in trends in early and long …

Objectives: This study sought to identify risk factors for the occurrence of all-cause hospital
admissions among older persons after heart failure diagnosis, and to determine whether …

OBJECTIVES We sought to characterize the predictors of incident congestive heart failure
(CHF), as determined by central adjudication, in a community-based elderly population …

Background: There is evidence for sex differences in treatment and outcome of ischemic
heart disease. However, little and conflicting data exist about sex differences in the care and …