Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Sex Differences in Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcomes of Cardiovascular Disease: Kenya Heart Registry Analysis
Authors' conclusion
Significant sex differences exist in clinical profiles, but management and outcomes are similar.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with HF, ACS, VTE or AF in the Kenya Heart Registry51.3% women
- Participants
- 1,687 patients
- Exposure
- Women vs men
- Outcome
- In-hospital and 6-month mortality, and sex-specific differences in clinical presentation, CV risk factors, diagnosis and treatment
- Follow-up
- In-hospital and 6 months
Methodological details3 tertiary hospitals, 1,241 admitted, 446 managed as outpatients
- 3 tertiary hospitals
- 1,241 admitted, 446 managed as outpatients
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
All-cause mortality
In-hospital mortality
P = 0.449
6-month mortality
P = 0.881
- Overall in-hospital mortality
- 7.4%
- Overall 6-month mortality
- 14.7%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Age
P < 0.001
Age
- Women had lower monthly income, higher LVEF, higher rates of HFpEF, VTE and AF, and lower rates of ACS than men
Original publication
Sex Differences in Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcomes of Cardiovascular Disease: Kenya Heart Registry Analysis. JACC Adv. Published 19 December 2025. doi:10.
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