title: Primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillators are effective in preventing overall mortality in older patients.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA.
authors.forename: Sana M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Al-Khatib
mesh_terms: D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male