Objectives: This study evaluated gender differences in clinical characteristics, treatment and
outcome among patients with heart failure, and to what extent these differences are due to …

Background Unlike other cardiovascular diseases the incidence and prevalence of
congestive heart failure (CHF) continues to increase. While gender differences in coronary …

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 …

Background Controversy exists concerning the influence of gender in the prognosis of
patients with heart failure and no evidence is available from specific heart failure clinics …

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have suggested differences in outcome and treatment
between men and women with heart failure. The aim of this study was to study if there were …

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

Background Heart failure (HF) is an increasing problem for the aging population, specifically
among women. The etiology of HF influences both the selection and outcome of the …

Aims To understand gender differences in the prognosis of women and men with heart
failure, we compared mortality, cause of death and survival trends over time. Methods and …

Although women account for a significant proportion of the growing heart failure epidemic,
they have been poorly represented in clinical trials. As emerging epidemiologic data reveal …

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