Deactivating Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

  1. James M. Beattie, MD;
  2. Michael J. Connolly, MPhil, RGN; and
  3. John E. Ellershaw, MA
  1. From Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham B9 5SS, United Kingdom; South Manchester University Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT, United Kingdom; and Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute, Liverpool L25 8QA, United Kingdom.

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