title: Who needs and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?  ICDs save lives, but sometimes medications and other options make more sense.
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States