2021
Defibrillation Safety Margin Testing in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Results From the NCDR
Prutkin JM, Wang Y, Escudero CA, Stephenson EA, Minges KE, Curtis JP, Hsu JC. Defibrillation Safety Margin Testing in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Results From the NCDR. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 2021, 7: 1145-1154. PMID: 33933411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseLowest successful energyHospital stayNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator insertionVentricular septal defectTetralogy of FallotHeart disease resultHospital complicationsHospital deathHospital outcomesMultivariable adjustmentEbstein's anomalyICD RegistryICD recipientsSeptal defectCommon ventricleHeart diseaseRetrospective analysisLower oddsGreat vesselsICD proceduresDisease resultsSuccessful energyICD generator
2018
Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients Who Undergo Placement of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Baskar S, Bao H, Minges KE, Spar DS, Czosek RJ. Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients Who Undergo Placement of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2018, 11: e006542. PMID: 30354291, DOI: 10.1161/circep.118.006542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableDevice RemovalElectric CountershockFemaleHumansMalePrimary PreventionProsthesis FailureRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorPediatric patientsPediatric cohortCardioverter defibrillatorNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryWorse New York Heart Association classNew York Heart Association classSecondary prevention ICD implantationInhospital complication rateStructural heart diseaseSingle-chamber devicesComplication rateEbstein's anomalyICD implantationInhospital complicationsPatient characteristicsAssociation classICD recipientsICD RegistryNonischemic cardiomyopathyRetrospective reviewCardiac resynchronizationDevice implantationPrimary preventionICD implants