TY  - JOUR
T1  - ICd implantation and evidence-based patient selection
AU  - Blake K, Swerdlow CD
Y1  - 2011/04/20
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2011.457
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1537
EP  - 1540
VL  - 305
IS  - 15
N2  - 
Translation of medical research into care of individual patients is an imperfect science.3 Practice guidelines are an important starting point for clinical decision making, but they are not a substitute for clinical judgment, which can provide independent value.4 The National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) ICD Registry analyzed by the authors is not designed to determine the medical necessity of ICD implants that do not meet evidence-based guidelines.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.457
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.457
ER  -