Editorial: The Role of Sex in Heart Failure and Transplantation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Manuel Martínez-Sellés¹  Ana Ayesta²  Beatriz Díaz-Molina²  Antoni Bayes-Genis³  Adrian Baranchuk⁴ 

[1] Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, CIBERCV. Universidad Europea, Universidad Complutense;Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias;Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona;Kingston Health Science Center, Division of Cardiology, Queen's University

关键词: heart failure;    heart transplantation;    sex;    prognosis;    gender;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcvm.2021.690438

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The epidemic of heart failure (HF) is increasing, mainly due to population aging. As women tend to develop HF at an older age compared to men (1), the prevalence of HF will probably grow at a higher speed in females than in males. Sex-related differences in HF have been described and include epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Unfortunately, women are underrepresented in HF trials and the source of most of these differences is unclear. Women have a better age-adjusted prognosis but survival gains were less in women over the last two decades (2). In addition, women experience worse quality of life during and after HF hospitalization (3). This Research Topic aims to focus on sex-related factors in HF and transplantation.

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