title: Is defibrillation testing necessary for implantable transvenous defibrillators?: defibrillation testing should not be routinely performed at the time of implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation.
authors.affiliation: Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
authors.forename: Jeff S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Healey
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brambatti
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000592:standards*; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: defibrillation, electric; implantable cardioverter-defibrillators