We investigated the gender-based differences in the association between heart failure (HF) during acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and post-discharge, long-term cardiovascular (CV) mortality.The present study included 557 patients enrolled in three intensive coronary care units and discharged alive. HF during ACS was evaluated by Killip class and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Interaction between gender and HF after 15years of follow up was studied using Cox models including a formal interaction term. Median age was 67 (interquartile range [IQR], 59-75) years, 29

作者：Giuseppe, Berton；Rocco, Cordiano；Fiorella, Cavuto；Francesco, Bagato；Marco, Pellegrinet；Arianna, Cati

来源：International journal of cardiology 2016 年 220卷