title: Safety issues involving medical devices: implications of recent implantable cardioverter-defibrillator malfunctions.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02215, USA. wmaisel@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Maisel
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects; D018795:Device Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004868:Equipment Failure; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States