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We sought to evaluate gender differences in patient profiles, diagnostic testing, medication prescription, and referrals in specialized multidisciplinary ambulatory HF clinics in Ontario.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Medical chart abstraction was conducted first by randomly selecting 9 (out of 34) HF clinics in Ontario, and then by randomly selecting 100 patient records in each clinic. Data on patient demographics, comorbidities, diagnostic tests, medication use, and referrals were abstracted, covering a period from the first clinic visit up to 1 year. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used to assess gender differences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 884 patients, only 314 were women (35.5%). At the first clinic visit, women were older, had better systolic function but worse functional status, and had a lower prevalence of hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and smoking than men. There were more women with non-ischemic HF etiology than men (63.9% vs. 43.3%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Adjusted analysis did not reveal gender differences in the average number of echocardiographic assessments and in the prescription rates of evidence-based medications. Men were twice more likely to be referred to electrophysiology studies than women (18.6% vs. 7.8%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The rates of dietary counseling and cardiac rehabilitation referrals were similarly low in both groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>More men than women are treated in specialized ambulatory HF clinics. Although women differ from men in selected clinical characteristics, no major differences were observed in patient management. 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