High Defibrillation Threshold: Brace For Impact Karam Ayoub, MD 1; Travis Richardson , MD11. Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.Disclosures : Dr. Richardson has received research funding from Medtronic Inc. and served as a consultant for Philips Inc. and Biosense-Webster Inc.Conflict of interest : noneFunding : noneKey words : Defibrillator , Mortality, Defibrillation Threshold, Sudden Cardiac DeathTotal word count: 1168