Comparison of one-year outcome in women versus men with chronic congestive heart failure.
Using information from the Italian Network on Congestive Heart Failure, we examined whether clinical epidemiologic characteristics, drug prescription patterns, and outcome of patients with congestive heart failure differed according to sex and whether gender was an independent risk factor for mortality and hospital admissions.
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Department of Cardiology, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Pavia, Italy. centro_studi@anmco.it
Tavazzi
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Lucci
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Gorini
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Albanese
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Cacciatore
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Maggioni
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D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002423:Cause of Death; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D002317:Cardiovascular Agents