PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hitt, Emma
ED  - Healey, Jeffrey S.
TI  - No Defibrillation Testing Best for ICD Implantation
DP  - 2014 Aug 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 17--19
VI  - 14
IP  - 9
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/9/17.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/9/17.full
AB  - Defibrillation testing does not improve the efficacy of first shock after implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placement, nor does it decrease all-cause mortality. This article presents data from the Shockless Implant Evaluation trial [SIMPLE; NCT00800384].