Publication Date:
2013
Abstract:
Differences in manifestation, treatment, and outcomes of acute heart failure between men and women have not been well studied. The objective of this analysis was to characterize differences in clinical presentation, and in-hospital and post-discharge outcomes between sexes in acute heart failure patients.
CRIS type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Acute heart failure; Aetiology; Biomarkers; Mortality; Sex; Acute Disease; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological Markers; Body Mass Index; Comorbidity; Confidence Intervals; Diabetes Mellitus; Diuretics; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Hypertension; Kidney Function Tests; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Sex Factors; Stroke Volume; Heart Failure
List of contributors:
Meyer, Sven; van der Meer, Peter; Massie, Barry M; O'Connor, Christopher M; Metra, Marco; Ponikowski, Piotr; Teerlink, John R; Cotter, Gad; Davison, Beth A; Cleland, John G. F; Givertz, Michael M; Bloomfield, Daniel M; Fiuzat, Mona; Dittrich, Howard C; Hillege, Hans L; Voors, Adriaan A.
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