Sex differences in the clinical care and outcomes of congestive heart failure in the elderly
Vaccarino V, Chen Y, Wang Y, Radford M, Krumholz H. Sex differences in the clinical care and outcomes of congestive heart failure in the elderly. American Heart Journal 1999, 138: 835-842. PMID: 10539813, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(99)70007-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAspirinBlood PressureCardiac CatheterizationConnecticutCoronary AngiographyDiureticsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansMaleMyocardial RevascularizationPatient ReadmissionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSex CharacteristicsStroke VolumeSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsHistory of hypertensionSystolic blood pressureHeart failureMortality rateBlood pressureHeart diseaseHigher systolic blood pressureLeft ventricular systolic functionSex differencesPrevious coronary heart diseaseSimilar hospital coursesVentricular systolic functionCongestive heart failureIschemic heart diseaseCoronary heart diseaseHospital courseElderly patientsReadmission ratesRehospitalization ratesSystolic functionMale patientsVentricular functionACE inhibitorsMultivariable analysisTreatment patterns