title: F.D.A. had report of short circuit in heart devices; confidentiality at issue; policies of regulator may keep data on problems away from doctors.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects; D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000941:ethics; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration