title: Primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: economics and ethics.
authors.affiliation: Raleigh Cardiology Associates, Raleigh, NC 27610, USA. marctsilvermd@msn.com
authors.forename: Marc T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Silver
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*