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Treatment
The current
guidelines for the treatment of heart failure recommend the same therapies
for both men and women.1 Should there be any differences? It
is difficult to determine what is the best therapy for women since most
heart failure studies have included only patients with systolic
dysfunction (when the heart is weak and doesn't contract with enough
force).2
Can we learn anything
from the large trials that have studied medical therapy for heart failure
patients? We can review the literature but must keep in mind that the
data regarding women is limited by small sample size, population studied
(ie. weak hearts instead of those with normal systolic heart function),
and study design. 2
Treatment
is focused on
Find
a Cleveland Clinic heart doctor who specializes in heart failure in women
written with Dr.
Eileen Hsich, specialist in Women & Heart Failure
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