2023
Utilization and Outcomes of Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillators in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Goldstein S, Kennedy K, Friedman D, Al‐Khatib S, Wang A. Utilization and Outcomes of Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillators in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e029293. PMID: 37586066, PMCID: PMC10492935, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.029293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew York Heart Association classPrimary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillatorHistory of nonsustained ventricular tachycardiaImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator utilizationNonsustained ventricular tachycardiaHypertrophic cardiomyopathyAssociation classVentricular tachycardiaOlder patientsCardioverter-defibrillatorLeft ventricular ejection fractionRisk factorsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryFactors associated with mortalityImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantationAssociated with postdischarge mortalityVentricular ejection fractionPrevalence of risk factorsSudden cardiac deathPostdischarge hospitalizationAssociated with hospitalizationCenters for MedicareEjection fractionICD Registry
2018
Timing of cardiac resynchronization therapy device implantation in heart failure patients and its association with outcomes
Goldstein S, Mentz R, Hellkamp A, Randolph T, Fonarow G, Hernandez A, Yancy C, Al‐Khatib S. Timing of cardiac resynchronization therapy device implantation in heart failure patients and its association with outcomes. Clinical Cardiology 2018, 42: 256-263. PMID: 30548280, PMCID: PMC6386168, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapy implantationCardiac resynchronization therapyHF re-hospitalizationHeart failureRe-hospitalizationHF hospitalizationCardiac resynchronization therapy device implantationOutcome of all-cause mortalityTime of CRT implantationAssociated with clinical outcomesAssociated with similar benefitsAll-cause mortalityAssociated with lower ratesHeart failure patientsCRT implantationResynchronization therapyClinical outcomesHF patientsDevice implantationFailure patientsCenters for MedicarePatientsDelayed implantationReduce mortalityMedicaid Services data