Gender differences in advanced heart failure: insights from the BEST study.

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Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on December 17, 2003

Authors

Jalal K Ghali1, Heidi J Krause-Steinrauf, Kirkwood F Adams, Steven S Khan, Yves D Rosenberg, Clyde W Yancy, James B Young, Steven Goldman, Mary Ann Peberdy, JoAnn Lindenfeld

Author Affiliations

1: Cardiac Centers of Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103, USA. jkgalt@shreve.net

Associated clinical trials:

Beta-Blocker Evaluation in Survival Trial (BEST) | NCT00000560

Gender Difference in NET Activation in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Failure (FIBRONETx) | NCT05263843

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