Gender-Related Differences of Heart Failure Patients in Al-Nasiriya Center to Heart In Thi-Qar Province/Iraq During 2017-2019

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) When the heart can't pump enough blood to keep up with the body's demands, this condition occurs, this study was carried out to investigate the differences between the genders in heart failure in patients in Al-Nasiriya center to heart in thi-qar during 2017-2019. The results revealed that the rate of heart failure were 68% between male and 32% between female during 2017 while in 2018 the rate of heart failure were 72% between male and 28% between female and the rate of heart failure were 69% between male and 31% between female during 2019. Heart failure affects more men than women. This could be due to high blood pressure, excessive cholesterol, failure to maintain a healthy weight, and failure to reduce obesity; and high eat the meal with salt, and alcohol and not quitting smoking and sugar may be help.