Heart failure in women is different than in men; should treatment be different?
Women with heart failure differ from their male counterparts in a number of ways, including etiology, pattern of cardiac remodeling, and prognosis. They may even respond differently to medical therapy. But until prospective, sex-specific studies show that we should do otherwise, we recommend that women with heart failure be treated the same as men, according to established guidelines.
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University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Bott-Silverman
Corinne
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Hsich
Eileen
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D000367:Age Factors; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D016387:Women's Health
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents