title: Patient survival comparison in three generations of automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillators: review of 12 years, 25,000 patients.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nisam
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mower
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hauser
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy