title: Should we test all defibrillators at the time of implantation? An unanswered question. Reply to the letter of Hadid et al.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Beat A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Schaer
authors.forename: Annina S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Vischer
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000517:prevention & control*