title: Cardioverter defibrillators in primary prevention of sudden cardiac death: a cost or an investment?
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boriani
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000191:economics*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D007558:Italy; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000191:economics