title: Federal guidelines for prophylactic ICD therapy in high risk populations for sudden cardiac death: is this a necessary course correction?
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saksena
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
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