2020
Utilization Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy
Madias C, Parzynski CS, Burrows A, Minges KE, Curtis JP, Doukky R. Utilization Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1714-1717. PMID: 32273036, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.02.023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator in US Hospitals
Sandhu A, Bao H, Minges KE, Varosy PD, Borne RT, Zipse MM, Marzec L, Peterson P, Masoudi F, Bradley SM. Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator in US Hospitals. JAMA Cardiology 2019, 4: 804-809. PMID: 31215970, PMCID: PMC6584888, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.1755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRT-D implantationCardiac resynchronization therapyNonspecific intraventricular conduction delayIntraventricular conduction delayBundle branch blockGuideline updateConduction abnormalitiesBranch blockConduction delayAmerican CollegeNon-left bundle branch blockLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionCardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillatorNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryRight bundle branch blockCRT-D implantVentricular systolic dysfunctionPopulation-based studyDevice-based therapiesMinority of hospitalsSystolic dysfunctionCRT-defibrillatorElectrocardiographic evidenceSelect patientsResynchronization therapy