Background: There are sex differences in HF patients. It is not clear whether such differences mainly reflect cultural behaviours and clinical inertia, and the role of sex on clinical outcomes is still controversial. We aimed to investigate the association of sex with in-hospital management and outcomes in patients with HF. Methods: We analyzed data of 4016 adult patients hospitalized for HF in 2020 to 2021 and enrolled in a multicentre national registry. Results: Women (n = 1,818 [45%]) were older than men (83 vs 77 years, P < .0001), with a higher prevalence of arterial hypertension (73% vs 69%, P = .011) and atrial fibrillation. Women presented more frequently with HF and preserved ejection fraction -HFpEF (55% vs 32%, P < .001). They were more often hospitalized in internal medicine departments (71% vs 51%), and men in highly specialized cardiology units (49% vs 29%). When considering HF pharmacological treatments at discharge in the subgroup with reduced ejection fraction -HFrEF (n=1525), there were no significant differences (49% of women treated with GDMT [guideline-directed medical therapy] vs 52% of men, P = .197). Sex was not associated either with hospital readmissions (30-days OR [95% CI] = 0.89 [0.71-1.11], P = .304; 1-year OR [95% CI] = 1.02[0.88-1.19], P = .777) or with mortality (in-hospital OR [95% CI] = 1.14 [0.73-1.78], P = .558; 1-year OR [95% CI] = 1.08 [0.87-1.33], P = .478). Similar results were obtained when considering different HF categories based on left ventricular ejection fraction. Conclusions: Women and men exhibited distinct clinical profiles. Although this may have had an impact on hospital pathways (noncardiology/cardiology units) and pharmacological prescriptions, sex per se did not appear as an independent determinant of clinical choices. Moreover, when considering homogeneous groups, women were not undertreated. Finally, female sex was not associated with worse clinical outcomes.
Association of sex with in-hospital management and outcomes of patients with heart failure: Data from the REAL-HF registry / Sanna, Giuseppe D; Erre, Gian Luca; Cameli, Matteo; Guerra, Federico; Pastore, Maria Concetta; Marini, Alessandro; Campora, Alessandro; Gironella, Pierpaolo; Costamagna, Mario; Mandoli, Giulia Elena; Casiraghi, Mirko; Scuteri, Angelo; Lisi, Matteo; Casu, Gavino; Deidda, Martino; Cadeddu Dessalvi, Christian. - In: AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL. - ISSN 0002-8703. - 278:(2024). [10.1016/j.ahj.2024.08.018]
Association of sex with in-hospital management and outcomes of patients with heart failure: Data from the REAL-HF registry
Sanna, Giuseppe D;Erre, Gian Luca;Marini, Alessandro;Casiraghi, Mirko;Scuteri, Angelo;Casu, Gavino;
2024-01-01
Abstract
Background: There are sex differences in HF patients. It is not clear whether such differences mainly reflect cultural behaviours and clinical inertia, and the role of sex on clinical outcomes is still controversial. We aimed to investigate the association of sex with in-hospital management and outcomes in patients with HF. Methods: We analyzed data of 4016 adult patients hospitalized for HF in 2020 to 2021 and enrolled in a multicentre national registry. Results: Women (n = 1,818 [45%]) were older than men (83 vs 77 years, P < .0001), with a higher prevalence of arterial hypertension (73% vs 69%, P = .011) and atrial fibrillation. Women presented more frequently with HF and preserved ejection fraction -HFpEF (55% vs 32%, P < .001). They were more often hospitalized in internal medicine departments (71% vs 51%), and men in highly specialized cardiology units (49% vs 29%). When considering HF pharmacological treatments at discharge in the subgroup with reduced ejection fraction -HFrEF (n=1525), there were no significant differences (49% of women treated with GDMT [guideline-directed medical therapy] vs 52% of men, P = .197). Sex was not associated either with hospital readmissions (30-days OR [95% CI] = 0.89 [0.71-1.11], P = .304; 1-year OR [95% CI] = 1.02[0.88-1.19], P = .777) or with mortality (in-hospital OR [95% CI] = 1.14 [0.73-1.78], P = .558; 1-year OR [95% CI] = 1.08 [0.87-1.33], P = .478). Similar results were obtained when considering different HF categories based on left ventricular ejection fraction. Conclusions: Women and men exhibited distinct clinical profiles. Although this may have had an impact on hospital pathways (noncardiology/cardiology units) and pharmacological prescriptions, sex per se did not appear as an independent determinant of clinical choices. Moreover, when considering homogeneous groups, women were not undertreated. Finally, female sex was not associated with worse clinical outcomes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
