Sex-based differences in referral of heart failure patients to outpatient clinics: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guidelines recommend that hospitalized patients newly diagnosed with HF be referred to an outpatient HF clinic (HFC) within 2 weeks of discharge. Our study aims were (i) to assess the current literary landscape on the impact of patient sex on HFC referral and outcomes and (ii) to provide a qualitative overview of possible considerations for the impact of sex on referral patterns and HF characteristics including aetiology, symptom severity, investigations undertaken and pharmacologic therapy.

Methods and results

We conducted a scoping review using the Arksey and O'Malley framework and searched Medline, EMBASE, PsychINFO, Cochrane Library, Ageline databases and grey literature. Eligible articles included index HF hospitalizations or presentations to the Emergency De

SUBMITTER: Chan E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9773741 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature