title: Can an expensive therapy save lives if the disease is not life threatening?
authors.forename: Mevan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wijetunga
authors.forename: S Adam
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Strickberger
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000191:economics*