MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New analysis from the largest outpatient study of heart failure patients in the United States shows they are receiving inconsistent care. These findings from the Registry to Improve the Use of Evidence-Based Heart Failure Therapies in the Outpatient Setting (IMPROVE HF), sponsored by Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), are being presented this week as posters at the 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) in Toronto. IMPROVE HF was designed to quantify and improve quality of care for heart failure patients by promoting the use of evidence-based, guideline-recommended therapies.