Equitable improvement for women and men in the use of guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure: Findings from IMPROVE HF

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 940-949

  Walsh, Mary Norine ^a   Yancy, Clyde W ^b   Albert, Nancy M ^c   Curtis, Anne B ^d,l   Gheorghiade, Mihai ^e   Heywood, J Thomas ^f   Inge, Patches Johnson ^g   McBride, Mark L ^g   Mehra, Mandeep R ^h   O'Connor, Christopher M ⁱ   Reynolds, Dwight ^j   Fonarow, Gregg C ^k  

^a St Vincent Heart Center of Indiana   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^g Outcome Sciences Inc   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

ⁱ DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^k UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Performance measures; Quality of care; Sex

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRESSLER SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78649445202     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.07.250     Document Type: Article

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