Clinicians & Providers

• Technology Assessment: Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Post-Discharge Care in Heart Failure
• Trends in Comorbidity, Disability, and Polypharmacy in Heart Failure

Press Releases

January 28 2010 20100128

AHRQ and American College of Cardiology Collaborate on Study of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

News & Numbers

August 25 2011 20110825

Hospital Deaths from Heart Failure Cut by Half Over Seven Years

August 18 2010 20100818

Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Lowest in Mountain States

Other News & Events

• AHRQ and the American College of Cardiology collaborate on study of implantable cardioverter defibrillators
• Abnormal electrocardiogram results nearly double the risk of cardiovascular-related death for patients without heart disease
• Beta blockers are underused in patients receiving implantable cardioverter defibrillators
• Combination diuretic therapy for heart failure appears useful, but needs a stronger evidence base
• Doctors underprescribe warfarin to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure
• Four drugs to treat chronic heart failure found similarly effective
• Full use of evidence-based therapies for heart failure could save nearly 70,000 lives each year
• Heart block in children following heart surgery increases length of hospital stay and total costs
• More hospitals with angioplasty capability have not improved access to the procedure
• Patients treated for heart failure in the emergency department fare better if there is an electronic health record available
• Patients with heart failure are older, have more illnesses, and take more medications than earlier
• Physician recommendations for defibrillator therapy not influenced by race or gender
• Quality measures are not used with all patients who suffer heart attacks
• Studies examine possible disparities surrounding implantable cardioverter defibrillators
• Teenage body size does not predict heart failure in older adults