title: Current evidence base for use of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
authors.affiliation: FHRS, Department of Cardiology, Division of Clinical Electrophysiology, J. W. Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D 60590 Frankfurt, Germany. Hohnloser@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: Stefan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hohnloser
authors.forename: Carsten W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Israel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000639:trends*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods
keywords: guideline; implanted cardioverter-defibrillators; risk