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GENDER DIFFERENCES IN RATES OF HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE AMONG ADULTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES IN THE UNITED STATES: A 15 YEAR EXPERIENCE
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GENDER DIFFERENCES IN RATES OF HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE AMONG ADULTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES IN THE UNITED STATES: A 15 YEAR EXPERIENCE

Ghanshyam Shantha, Anita Kumar, Kongkiat Chaikriangkrai, Chakradhari Inampudi, Gardar Sigurdsson and Michael Giudici
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol.69(11), pp.580-580
03/21/2017
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(17)33969-4
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Abstract

Multi-variate logistic regression analysis [(adjusted for age, diabetes diagnosis (DM), hypertension diagnosis (HTN), previous stroke] showed significantly increased odds of hospitalizations (Odds Ratios ranging from 1.22-1.27) for DHF in women compared to men in the CHD cohort over all the 3 time periods.
Gender Differences Heart Failure Congenital diseases Health risk assessment Hospitalization Trends

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