title: Response.
authors.affiliation: on behalf of all authors, Division of Cardiology, Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Southfield Michigan. cmachado@comcast.net.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daccarett
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*