Eisenberg Evann, Di Palo Katherine E, Piña Ileana L
Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, California, Los Angeles.
Department of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York.
Clin Cardiol. 2018 Feb;41(2):211-216. doi: 10.1002/clc.22917. Epub 2018 Feb 27.
Heart failure (HF) numbers continue to grow in the United States and approximately 50% of patients living with HF are women. For the provider, it is critical to understand the role that gender plays in recognition, diagnosis, and management. The purpose of this literature review is to highlight the prevalence of heart failure in women and discuss gender variations in epidemiology, symptoms, pharmacology, and treatment as well as examine the representation of women in clinical trials.
在美国，心力衰竭（HF）的患病人数持续增加，约50%的HF患者为女性。对于医疗服务提供者而言，了解性别在识别、诊断和管理中所起的作用至关重要。这篇文献综述的目的是强调女性心力衰竭的患病率，并讨论在流行病学、症状、药理学和治疗方面的性别差异，以及研究女性在临床试验中的代表性。
