Gender disparities in heart failure with mid-range and preserved ejection fraction: Results from APOLLON study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to examine gender-based differences in epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and management of consecutive patients with heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

Methods

The APOLLON trial (A comPrehensive, ObservationaL registry of heart faiLure with mid-range and preserved ejection fractiON) is a multicenter, cross-sectional, and observational study. Consecutive patients with HFmrEF or HFpEF who were admitted to the cardiology clinics were included (NCT03026114). Herein, we performed a post-hoc analysis of data from the APOLLON trial.

Results

The study population included 1065 (mean age of 67.1+-10.6 years, 54% women) patients from 11 sites in Turkey. Compared with

SUBMITTER: Ozlek B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6528519 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature