title: Survival in patients declining implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pinski
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Sgarbossa
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Maloney
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Trohman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012008:Recurrence; D015996:Survival Rate; D016312:Treatment Refusal