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
2018
Adoption of the transradial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention and rates of vascular complications following transfemoral procedures: Insights from NCDR
Badri M, Shapiro T, Wang Y, Minges KE, Curtis JP, Gray WA. Adoption of the transradial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention and rates of vascular complications following transfemoral procedures: Insights from NCDR. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 92: 835-841. PMID: 29359497, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionTransfemoral percutaneous coronary interventionVascular complicationsTransradial approachCoronary interventionAccess site bleedingNCDR CathPCI RegistryFemoral operatorsTransfemoral proceduresRetroperitoneal bleedingCathPCI RegistrySite bleedingRetrospective analysisComplicationsPropensity scorePreadoption periodBleedingMeaningful increaseInterventionRecent studiesHematomaRegistryNCDRAccess skillsPhysicians