An important step in understanding whether heart failure affects men and women differently
is to define the clinical characteristics and patterns of treatment in women with
this disease (
1
,
2
). We reviewed the Study of Patients Intolerant of Converting Enzyme inhibitors (SPICE)
registry, a large registry of patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction,
to describe the clinical features and trends in medication use in women. We also sought
to identify any differences between the sexes in the use of angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, diuretics, and other heart-failure medications.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: August 16, 2004
Accepted:
June 21,
2000
Received in revised form:
June 21,
2000
Received:
April 3,
2000
Footnotes
☆Supported by a grant from AstraZeneca, Wayne, Pennsylvania, and Mölndal, Sweden.
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© 2000 Excerpta Medica Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
