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- Title
The Burden of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in American Women is Growing: An Epidemiological Review.
- Authors
Baccouche, Basil M.; Rhodenhiser, Emmajane; Patel, Karan; Illindala, Medha; Mangla, Anjali; Mahmoud, Mattia A.
- Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), one of two common heart failure divisions, currently has no clinically effective treatment and disproportionately affects women. We performed a reproducible review of epidemiological literature within the United States National Library of Medicine's PubMed database to describe the incidence and prevalence of HFpEF in American women. Both the incidence and prevalence of HFpEF in American women have risen in recent decades (p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively) and are projected to continue rising. In addition, HFpEF has recently become the most common form of HF, accounting for 56% of all HF cases (Paulus, 2020). The upward trend in incidence and prevalence of HFpEF in women within the United States increases the importance of developing effective treatment options.
- Subjects
HEART failure; NATIONAL Library of Medicine (U.S.); VENTRICULAR ejection fraction; AMERICAN women; CAUSES of death; NATIONAL libraries
- Publication
New Mexico Journal of Science, 2021, Vol 55, p2
- ISSN
0270-3017
- Publication type
Article