Insidermedicine In 60 - September 15 2009

Description: From Michigan - According to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, female heart failure patients may not benefit from implantable defibrillators. Researchers studied several different heart studies from the past 60 years, analyzing data on nearly 1, 000 women who suffered advance heart failure. They found that women who had heart failure and had ICD's had no survival advantage over those without the device. From Atlanta - Most adult Americans are at risk for developing ...