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
2020
Prevalence, predictors and complications with defibrillation threshold testing in pediatric patients: Results from the NCDR
Prutkin JM, Wang Y, Escudero CA, Stephenson EA, Minges KE, Curtis JP, Hsu JC. Prevalence, predictors and complications with defibrillation threshold testing in pediatric patients: Results from the NCDR. International Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 305: 44-49. PMID: 31980272, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInadequate defibrillation safety marginDefibrillation safety marginDFT testingDefibrillation threshold testingHospital complicationsPediatric patientsHospital stayICD recipientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryThreshold testingLowest successful energyProlonged hospital stayRisk of complicationsTransvenous ICD implantationHospital dischargeICD implantationMultivariable adjustmentICD RegistryPediatric populationRetrospective analysisLower oddsComplicationsPatientsTesting useLittle data
2019
Cardiac Resynchronization Defibrillator Therapy for Nonspecific Intraventricular Conduction Delay Versus Right Bundle Branch Block
Kawata H, Bao H, Curtis JP, Minges KE, Mitiku T, Birgersdotter-Green U, Feld GK, Hsu JC. Cardiac Resynchronization Defibrillator Therapy for Nonspecific Intraventricular Conduction Delay Versus Right Bundle Branch Block. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 3082-3099. PMID: 31221257, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonspecific intraventricular conduction delayRight bundle branch blockCardiac resynchronization therapyCRT-D implantationCRT-eligible patientsBundle branch blockQRS durationHazard ratioBranch blockBetter outcomesCardiac resynchronization defibrillator therapyMultivariable adjusted hazard ratiosAdjusted hazard ratioIntraventricular conduction delayCareful patient selectionEligible patientsDefibrillator therapyMultivariable adjustmentResynchronization therapyClinical outcomesPatient selectionConduction abnormalitiesRegistry dataConduction delayPatients