The Female Sex Confers Different Prognosis in Heart Failure: Same Mortality but More Readmissions

The Female Sex Confers Different Prognosis in Heart Failure: Same Mortality but More Readmissions

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of morbimortality both in men and women. Differences between sex in etiopathogenesis, response to treatment, and quality of care have been found in patients with HF. Females are usually under-represented in clinical trials and there is no solid evide...

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Main Authors: Raquel López-Vilella, Elena Marqués-Sulé, Rocío del Pilar Laymito Quispe, Ignacio Sánchez-Lázaro, Víctor Donoso Trenado, Luis Martínez Dolz, Luis Almenar Bonet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
heart failure
sex
gender
mortality
morbidity
readmissions
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.618398/full

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