Men, women get equal care with 'Get With The Guidelines', study finds
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
Women with heart failure received nearly equal care as men at hospitals participating in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure quality improvement program, according to a new study. Women, however, had longer hospital stays and were less likely to undergo left ventricular function assessment and receive blood-thinners and implantable defibrillators. The Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure program improved overall quality of care in men and women.