Why the study?
Does female sex improve survival in US veterans with pulmonary hypertension?
Does female sex improve survival in US veterans with pulmonary hypertension?
Female veterans with pulmonary hypertension have better survival than males despite having higher pulmonary afterload.
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Sex differences in veteran PH hemodynamics and survival are hypothesis-generating; larger prospective studies needed before practice implications.
Ventetuolo et al. (2017) studied this question.
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