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
2015
Association of Physician Certification in Interventional Cardiology With In-Hospital Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Fiorilli PN, Minges KE, Herrin J, Messenger JC, Ting HH, Nallamothu BK, Lipner RS, Hess BJ, Holmboe ES, Brennan JJ, Curtis JP. Association of Physician Certification in Interventional Cardiology With In-Hospital Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation 2015, 132: 1816-1824. PMID: 26384518, PMCID: PMC4641797, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.017523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency coronary artery bypassPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassVascular complicationsHospital mortalityEnd pointHospital outcomesCoronary interventionPCI proceduresIn-Hospital OutcomesPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsComposite end pointRisk of bleedingHierarchical multivariable modelInternal Medicine certificationAmerican BoardCathPCI RegistryPatient characteristicsPCI volumeUnadjusted outcomesAdverse outcomesPatient outcomesMultivariable model