title: Is there a need for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator in patients with left ventricular assist devices? Time for MADIT-VAD!
authors.affiliation: a Heart Research Follow-up Program , University of Rochester Medical Center , Rochester , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kutyifa
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic
keywords: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; left ventricular assist device; mortality; outcomes; ventricular arrhythmias