Impact Of Sex On Clinical Characteristics And In-Hospital Outcomes In A Multi-Ethnic Southeast Asian Population Of Patients Hospitalized For Acute Heart Failure

To study sex differences in clinical characteristics and outcomes among multi-ethnic Southeast Asian patients with hospitalized heart failure (HHF). HHF is an important public health problem affecting man and women globally. Reports from Western populations suggest striking sex differences in risk f...

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Published in:ASEAN heart journal : Official journal of the ASEAN Federation of Cardiology 2014-01, Vol.22 (1), p.8-8
Main Authors: Lam, Carolyn S P, Chang, Peter, Chia, Shaw Yang, Sim, Ling Ling, Gao, Fei, Lee, Fong Ling, Chai, Ping, Wong, Raymond Ching-Chiew, Seow, Swee Chong, Leong, Gerard Kui Toh, Yeo, Poh Shuan Daniel, Sim, David, Chua, Terrance, Kwok, Bernard W K
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Language:English
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Summary:To study sex differences in clinical characteristics and outcomes among multi-ethnic Southeast Asian patients with hospitalized heart failure (HHF). HHF is an important public health problem affecting man and women globally. Reports from Western populations suggest striking sex differences in risk factors and outcomes in HHF. However, this has not been studied in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Using the population-based resources of the Singapore Cardiac Data Bank, we studied 5,703 consecutive cases of HHF admitted across hospitals in the Southeast Asian nation of Singapore from 1st January, 2008 through 31st December, 2009. Women accounted for 46% of total admissions and were characterized by older age (73 vs. 67 years; p
ISSN:0219-5666
2315-4551
DOI:10.7603/s40602-014-0008-y