FIGURE 4.

CRT‐D Trends by Hospital and Patient Characteristics. Yearly trends of CRT‐D implantation, stratified by hospital bedside, location and teaching status, race, and median household income. CRT‐D insertions were greater in large hospitals, as well as in urban teaching hospitals. CRT‐D insertions occurred greatest in people of White race and in those in 0‐25th percentile for median household income. Overall numbers were decreased for all categories in the year 2020 when compared to the years 2017–2019.