title: Comparison of treatment benefit and outcome in women versus men with chronic heart failure (from the Valsartan Heart Failure Trial).
abstract: The comparison of treatment effect and co-morbidity between the genders in the Valsartan Heart Failure Trial showed equal benefit of treatment in men and women. Co-morbidities, such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, increased nonfatal cardiac morbidity more in women than in men.
authors.affiliation: Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; Appleton Heart Institute, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. silja.majahalme@thedacare.org
authors.forename: Silja K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Majahalme
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baruch
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aknay
authors.forename: Liselotte
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goedel-Meinen
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hester
authors.forename: Margaret Forney
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Prescott
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Feliciano
mesh_terms: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000401:mortality; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014633:Valine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000068756:Valsartan
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D013777:Tetrazoles; D000068756:Valsartan; D014633:Valine