Sex-Differences in Cause of Death for Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure With Reduced Versus Preserved Ejection Fraction (from the ASCEND-HF Trial)

Abstract

Previous studies suggest that mode of death among heart failure (HF) patients may differ by sex and ejection fraction (EF).1 However, the interplay between sex, EF, and cause of death in acute HF (AHF) is not well characterized. The ASCEND-HF trial dataset offers an opportunity to examine sex-differences in mode of death in patients hospitalized for HF with reduced versus preserved EF.