title: Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Comparative Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators for Primary Prevention in Women".
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC Duke University Hospital Durham NC.
authors.forename: Emily P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Zeitler
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC.
authors.forename: Anne S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hellkamp
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic Department of Health Sciences Research Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Phillip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.affiliation: Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Gregg C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Fonarow
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC Duke University Hospital Durham NC.
authors.forename: Adrian F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC Duke University Hospital Durham NC.
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC.
authors.forename: Gillian D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Clyde W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yancy
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC Duke University Hospital Durham NC.
authors.forename: Sana M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Al-Khatib
mesh_terms: D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention