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title: "After Acute Heart Failure, Women Experience Worse Quality of Life"
date: 2021-03-12T03:00:00-05:00
author: OBOS Admin
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# 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.

[Read the full article ](https://www.tctmd.com/news/women-treated-acute-hf-report-worse-qol-men)

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

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Compared to white patients, Black patients with advanced heart failure are sicker by the time they receive an LVAD, a type of “bridge” to a heart transplant.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/black-patients-less-likely-to-receive-heart-transplants)

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## Common Myths about Heart Disease

Debunking ten common misconceptions about heart disease

![Heart Health Myth](data:image/png;base64,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)

Debunking ten common misconceptions about heart disease](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/common-myths-about-heart-disease)

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## COVID-19 and the Heart: What Have We Learned?

An overview of information about the connection between COVID-19 and heart health.

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An overview of information about the connection between COVID-19 and heart health.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/covid-19-and-the-heart-what-have-we-learned)

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## Potential Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

What are the possible risk factors for breast cancer? Are there ways to minimize our risk of developing breast cancer?

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What are the possible risk factors for breast cancer? Are there ways to minimize our risk of developing breast cancer?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/potential-breast-cancer-risk-factors)