Publication Details
Stewart, S.,
Playford, D.,
Scalia, G. M.,
Currie, P.,
Celermajer, D. S.,
Prior, D.,
Codde, J.,
&
Strange, G.
(2021).
Ejection fraction and mortality: A nationwide register-based cohort study of 499 153 women and men.
European Journal of Heart Failure, 23 (3), 406-416.
Abstract
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 P< 0.001] in women and 1.21 (95% CI 1.05–1.39; P = 0.008) in men. In women, an LVEF of 60.0–64.9% was also associated with a HR 1.33 (95% CI 1.16–1.52; P< 0.001) for cardiovascular-related mortality. These associations were most striking in women and men aged
Conclusions: Among patients investigated for suspected or established cardiovascular disease, we found clinically relevant sex-based differences in the distribution and mortality associated with an LVEF
Keywords
left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality, cardiac function, sex-specific, outcomes
