title: Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Among Medicare Patients.
authors.affiliation: Section of Geriatric Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Mathew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*