Gender differences among patients hospitalized with acute heart failure in a tertiary care teaching hospital
Abstract
Background:
Heart failure (HF) prevalence in India is about 1% which is about 8–10 million, and significant gender differences exist.
Aims:
This study was done to investigate the differences in modes of presentation, cardiac etiology, comorbidities, and inhospital outcomes between both genders and to identify predictors of prolonged hospital stay.