Heart Failure

ICDs underused in women, minorities with heart failure

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 18th, 2007

Many Americans hospitalized for heart failure are coming up short when it comes to getting the therapy they need – especially women and minorities, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center.

Researchers studied patterns of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) use for a two-year period among 13,034 patients hospitalized with heart failure in 217 hospitals participating in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines - Heart Failure quality improvement program. They found that among those eligible for ICD therapy, only 35 percent actually had one of the devices in place or had plans for the therapy when they left the hospital.

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2007-10-18)

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