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Life-saving technology may address unique needs of women in heart failure

The American Heart Association (AHA), reports that women are 26 percent more likely than men to suffer heart failure and death as their first symptom of cardiac disease. However, many treatment modalities currently available continue to focus primarily on men. Reflecting this inequity, cardiac support devices on the market today are primarily used in men, and are not designed to effectively serve the needs of many women.

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