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Defibrillators Not as Effective for Women

September 16, 2009 by Cherie Burbach  
Filed under Women's Health

Defibrillators Not as Effective for Women

A new study says that defibrillators may not work as well for women as they do for men. In fact, women have not been tested on the product as much as men, either. As we know, men and women are different, and testing needs to be done on each equally. Too often men are the ones that try out new health products or procedures, only to find later that they don’t work as well on women.

New research says that “implantable defibrillators to protect against deadly heart rhythms do not prevent deaths in women with advanced heart failure.” …read more


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