Laura Horwood, M.S., ACNP-BC, is a clinical lead for the device program within Michigan Medicine's cardiac arrhythmia service. She graduated from Northern Michigan University in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in nursing and obtained her master’s degree in science/acute care nursing from the University of Michigan in 2006.
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Although both genders are at equal risk of arrhythmia, women face unique challenges from a corrective ICD device. Here’s what to know.