title: Decline of defibrillation testing in the clinical practice: an 8-year nation-wide assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ospedali del Tigullio, 16033 Lavagna, Italy mbrignole@asl4.liguria.it.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brignole
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Maggiore della carità, 28100 Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Eraldo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Occhetta
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Cisanello, 56128 Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grazia Bongiorni
authors.affiliation: Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Proclemer
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Consorziale Policlinico, 70100 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Favale
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Humanitas, 20089 Rozzano, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gasparini
authors.affiliation: Boston Scientific, 20100 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Accardi
authors.affiliation: Boston Scientific, 20100 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valsecchi
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac / Q000639:trends*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D004869:Equipment Safety; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013997:Time Factors; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000639:trends; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*