Why the study?
Do ACE inhibitors improve survival in women and men with congestive heart failure?
Population
27,837 patients with a discharge diagnosis of congestive heart failure between January 1998 and March 2003
Comparison
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors vs No ACE inhibitor prescription
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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ACE inhibitors were associated with survival benefit in both sexes with heart failure; extends trial data to real-world cohorts but leaves causal effects open.
Do ACE inhibitors improve survival in women and men with congestive heart failure?
ACE inhibitors improve survival in both men and women with congestive heart failure, though the protective effect appears to be greater in men.
Keyhan et al. (2007) studied this question.
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