STUDY PROTOCOL Open Access Development and feasibility testing of decision support for patients who are candidates for a prophylactic implantable defibrillator: a study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial Sandra L Carroll 1,2* , Michael McGillion 1,3 , Dawn Stacey 4,5,6 , Jeff S Healey 2,7,8 , Gina Browne 1,9 , Heather M Arthur 1,7 and Lehana Thabane 2,10,11 Abstract Background: Patients, identified to be at risk for but who have never experienced a potentially lethal cardiac arrhythmia, have the option of receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) as prophylaxis against sudden cardiac death - a primary prevention indication. In Canada, there is no clear framework to support patients’ decision-making for these devices. Decision support, using a decision aid, cou

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