Key result
Women diagnosed with heart failure had a 14% lower age-adjusted risk of all-cause mortality compared to men (HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.84-0.88), although survival gains over the last two decades were greater in men.
Why the study?
Gender differences in mortality, cause of death, and survival trends over time among patients with heart failure required clarification.
Cohort (n=55,959)
Yes
Hazard Ratio: 0.86 (95% CI 0.84–0.88)
Women are diagnosed with heart failure at an older age than men but have a better age-adjusted prognosis, although survival gains over the last two decades have been greater in men.
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Women with HF may have lower mortality than men; leaves open mechanisms for greater survival gains in men.
Taylor et al. (2020) conducted a cohort in Heart failure (n=55,959). Female gender vs. Male gender was evaluated on Age-adjusted all-cause mortality (HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.84-0.88). Women diagnosed with heart failure had a 14% lower age-adjusted risk of all-cause mortality compared to men (HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.84-0.88), although survival gains over the last two decades were greater in men.
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