Gender disparities in heart failure diagnosis and management: under the radar
Irina Cabac-Pogorevici, Iuliana Creangă, Inessa Jitari, Dmitri Savca, Valentin Avram, Alexandru Corlăteanu, Valeriu Revenco · 2026
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Irina Cabac-Pogorevici and colleagues review, in a 2026 article, how sex and gender shape heart failure, a leading cause of illness and death, striking women and men in equal numbers. For decades trial evidence and guideline advice rested on male groups, limiting fit for women. The review joins lab studies, trials, registries, and guidelines to compare disease forms, marker profiles, drug responses, and device treatments.
Women live longer with the disease, yet report heavier symptoms and worse quality of life. They receive drug therapy and device treatments, such as implanted defibrillators, less often than men. Body handling of drugs differs by sex, suggesting women may gain the same benefit at lower doses, while guidelines stay sex-neutral. Trial enrollment of women remains low, near a quarter in drug trials for the weakest-heart form. The authors argue that naming these biological and social distinctions is essential for precise, fair care.
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| CREATOR | Irina Cabac-Pogorevici, Iuliana Creangă, Inessa Jitari, Dmitri Savca, Valentin Avram, Alexandru Corlăteanu, Valeriu Revenco |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |