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Medicare expands ICD benefit.

Publication: Medical Update
Publication Date: 01-MAR-05
Format: Online - approximately 153 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Medicare expands ICD benefit.(implantable cardioverter defibrillator )(Brief Article)

Article Excerpt
Final results of the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SDC-HeFT) are prompting a significant expansion of Medicare coverage, increasing the number of Medicare beneficiaries eligible for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) by one-third, or 500,000 patients.

The landmark study demonstrated a 23 percent reduction in mortality for...



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