Heart failure (HF) continues to be a major contributor of morbidity and mortality for men and
women alike, yet how the predisposition for, course and management of HF differ between …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of premature death for women in
Canada. 1 Although it has long been recognized that estrogen impacts vascular responses …

Background The strikingly higher prevalence of migraine in females compared with males is
one of the hallmarks of migraine. A large global body of evidence exists on the sex …

Objectives: This study sought to characterize temporal trends in hospitalizations with heart
failure as a primary or secondary diagnosis. Background: Heart failure patients are …

Abstract The American College of Cardiology Foundation in collaboration with the Heart
Rhythm Society and key specialty and subspecialty societies conducted a review of common …

Heart failure due to nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) contributes significantly to
the global burden of cardiovascular disease. Myocarditis is, in turn, a major cause of acute …

Background—Effective risk stratification can inform clinical decision-making. Our objective
was to derive and validate a risk score for in-hospital mortality in patients hospitalized with …

Background—Outcome data for patients receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
(ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy–defibrillator (CRT-D) devices treated outside of …

Background: Classification of chronic heart failure (HF) is on the basis of criteria that may not
adequately capture disease heterogeneity. Improved phenotyping may help inform research …

Importance Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices, including intravascular
microaxial left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs), are …