title: Technology at the crossroads with care and costs: the implantation of the automatic internal cardiac defibrillator.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ritter
mesh_terms: D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D006278:Medicare; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States