Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Cardiovascular Agents / therapeutic use
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Cause of Death
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Chronic Disease
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Heart Failure / drug therapy
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Heart Failure / etiology
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Heart Failure / mortality*
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Humans
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Italy / epidemiology
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Male
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Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data*
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Sex Factors
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Survival Rate
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Treatment Outcome