title: MIBG imaging for selecting heart failure patients for defibrillator therapy: a first step.
authors.forename: Colin D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Shafer
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Udelson
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine