title: Myths and facts...about implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
authors.affiliation: University of Maine School of Nursing, Orono, ME, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sossong
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000628:therapy; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018579:Patient Selection; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000628:therapy