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M.Greene
February 14th, 2005, 11:41 AM
The following links contain abstracts/extractions from articles recently published in The NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL of MEDICINE regarding The Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT). Pease note that a subscription to the NEJM is required for full text versions.

Amiodarone or an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator for Congestive Heart Failure. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/352/3/225
Medicare Coverage of ICDs. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/352/3/222
Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation - Toward an Evidence-Based Approach. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/352/3/285