title: Survival of patients who have received appropriate shocks from their implantable defibrillators.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh 15212.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Fogoros
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Elson
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bonnet
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012307:Risk Factors; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy