| Title: |
Ejection fraction and mortality: a nationwide register-based cohort study of 499 153 women and men |
| Authors: |
Stewart, S; Playford, D; Scalia, GM; Currie, P; Celermajer, DS; Prior, D; Codde, J; Strange, G |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
The University of Melbourne: Digital Repository |
| Description: |
AIMS: We investigated the sex-based risk of mortality across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in a large cohort of patients in Australia. METHODS AND RESULTS: Quantified levels of LVEF from 237 046 women (48.1%) and 256 109 men undergoing first-time, routine echocardiography (2000-2019) were linked to 119 232 deaths (median 5.6 years of follow-up). Overall, 17.6% of men vs. 8.3% of women had an LVEF |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1388-9842 |
| Relation: |
https://hdl.handle.net/11343/276654 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/11343/276654 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 ; CC BY-NC |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.87BCC86B |
| Database: |
BASE |