Congestive heart failure with preserved systolic function: is it a woman's disease?
Congestive heart failure with preserved systolic function is increased in prevalence with advancing age, especially in women, indicating the strong impact of gender on this common disease.
Samuel
R S
RS
Gerontology Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Hausdorff
J M
JM
Wei
J Y
JY
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013599:Systole; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D016387:Women's Health