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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;127:1245-1246
© 2004 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Editorial

Heart failure overview

Sharon Hunt, MDa,*

a Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, Calif, USA

Received for publication September 15, 2003; accepted for publication September 18, 2003.

* Address for reprints: Dr S. A. Hunt, Stanford University Medical School, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, CVRB 2nd Floor South, Stanford, CA 94305-5406, USA

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Editorial Note: The gender initiative continues with editorials addressing an increasingly common clinical syndrome, heart failure. Sharon Hunt, MD, gives an insightful overview addressing the magnitude of the clinical and economic consequences of heart failure. Mariell Jessup, MD, and Ileana L. Piña, MD, continue with an analysis of possible gender differences in epidemiology, management, and outcomes of the syndrome. Finally, Sara Shumway, MD, looks at surgical options in women diagnosed with end-stage heart failure at various ages and the implications for their quality of life. The series continues in July with editorials addressing gender differences in pediatric cardiac surgery.

Nancy A. Nussmeier, MDTexas Heart Institute

See related editorials on pages 1247 and 1253.

 

The clinical syndrome of heart failure (HF) is associated with a high prevalence and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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