Ambulatory Advanced Heart Failure in Women: A Report From the REVIVAL Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study sought to explore clinical characteristics and outcomes in women and men with ambulatory advanced heart failure (HF).

Background

Women have been underrepresented in studies of advanced HF and have an increased mortality on the transplant waiting list and early after mechanical circulatory support (MCS). An increased understanding of the differential burden of HF between women and men is required to inform the use of mechanical circulatory support in ambulatory advanced HF patients.

Methods

REVIVAL (Registry Evaluation for Vital Information on Ventricular Assist Devices in Ambulatory Life) is a prospective, observational study of 400 outpatients with chronic systolic HF, New York Heart Association functional class II to IV, and 1 additional high-r

SUBMITTER: Stewart GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6599582 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature