Sex differences in the care of patients with advanced heart failure

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages S56-S59

  Cook, Jennifer L ^a   Grady, Kathleen L ^a   Colvin, Monica ^a   Joseph, Susan M ^a   Brisco, Meredith A ^a   Walsh, Mary Norine ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare disparities; Heart failure; Heart assist device

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL OUTCOME; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84943588098     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.001730     Document Type: Review

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