Janice Y Chyou, Hailun Qin, Javed Butler, Adriaan A Voors, Carolyn S P Lam
Although sex-related differences in the epidemiology, risk factors, clinical characteristics and outcomes of heart failure are well known, investigations in the past decade have shed light on an often overlooked aspect of heart failure: the influence of sex on treatment response. Sex-related differences in anatomy, physiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and psychosocial factors might influence the response to pharmacological agents, device therapy and cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure...
March 8, 2024: Nature Reviews. Cardiology