Key result
Sex-related differences influence the response, tolerability, and safety of pharmacological agents, device therapy, and cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure.
Why the study?
The influence of sex on treatment response in heart failure has been an often overlooked aspect, despite sex-related differences potentially affecting responses to pharmacological agents, device therapy, and cardiac rehabilitation.
Design
Review
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Sex differences warrant consideration in HF therapy selection; extends epidemiology to treatment response in guidelines.
This review emphasizes the need for sex-specific evaluation of treatment efficacy and safety to develop tailored therapeutic approaches for men and women with heart failure.
Chyou et al. (2024) conducted a review in heart failure. Heart failure therapies was evaluated. Sex-related differences influence the response, tolerability, and safety of pharmacological agents, device therapy, and cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure.