After Acute Heart Failure, Women Experience Worse Quality of Life

This article provides an overview of sex differences in experiences of heart failure, including statistics and possible causes for these differences.

Women hospitalized for acute heart failure (HF) report worse quality of life (QoL) than men do, from baseline up through 30 days after discharge, despite both sexes having similar mortality and rehospitalization risks. The findings, from an analysis of the ASCEND-HF trial, suggest that a blanket approach to acute HF isn’t meeting the needs of female patients.

SOURCE: TCTMD • AUTHOR: Caitlin E. Cox • LAST UPDATED: March 12, 2021