Guidant's Woes Make Patients Leery of ICDs : The device manufacturer has been at the center of controversy about disclosure of ICD malfunctions.

“The detail in this report is meant to provide an open window into this process,” the publication continues.

The Guidant report “looks like a fire hose of information,” Mr. Gunderson commented. “It will be difficult to complain that physicians, patients, Wall Street, and the media are not being provided enough data.”

The Guidant report is available online at www.guidant.com/physician/ppr