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European Heart Journal 2004 25(2):101-103; doi:10.1016/j.ehj.2003.11.006
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Editorial

Sex differences: implications for heart failure care

J.S. Rumsfeld* and F.A. Masoudi

Denver VA Medical Center, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA

* Corresponding author: John S. Rumsfeld MD PhD FACC, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Cardiology (111B), Denver VA Medical Center, 1055 Clermont St., Denver, CO 80220 USA. Tel.: +1-303-399-8020 x2131; Fax: +1-303-393-5054
E-mail address: John.Rumsfeld@med.va.gov

Received 7 November 2003; accepted 17 November 2003

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See doi:10.1016/j.ehj.2003.10.003for the article to which this editorial refers

There is a strong interest in differences in the care and outcomes between men and women with cardiovascular disease. In the United States, for example, the Institute of Medicine and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality have specifically emphasized the need to address disparities in care in order to optimize population health.1Heart failure has been identified as an important condition in which to evaluate sex differences because of high prevalence, significant morbidity and mortality, and because women constitute the majority of patients with heart failure.2

To date, however, research on sex differences in heart failure has had a limited impact on practice. Inconsistent findings in . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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