2021
Risk and predictors of mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in patients with sarcoid cardiomyopathy
Higgins AY, Annapureddy AR, Wang Y, Minges KE, Bellumkonda L, Lampert R, Rosenfeld LE, Jacoby DL, Curtis JP, Miller EJ, Freeman JV. Risk and predictors of mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in patients with sarcoid cardiomyopathy. American Heart Journal 2021, 246: 21-31. PMID: 34968442, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillation/flutterChronic lung diseaseCardiac sarcoidosisHeart failureCS patientsNICM patientsICD implantationLung diseaseNew York Heart Association class III heart failureNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryNYHA class IV heart failureClass III heart failureClass IV heart failureImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationKaplan-Meier survival curvesCox proportional hazards modelPredictors of mortalityCardioverter-defibrillator implantationVentricular ejection fractionMultivariable logistic regressionPrior ventricular arrhythmiasProportional hazards modelRate of deathTime of implantation
2012
Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure
Freeman JV, Masoudi FA. Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure. Heart Failure Clinics 2012, 9: 59-77. PMID: 23168318, DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2012.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCardiac Resynchronization TherapyComparative Effectiveness ResearchDefibrillators, ImplantableDisease ManagementFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMeta-Analysis as TopicMiddle AgedObservationOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSecondary PreventionSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival RateConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyTrial dataResynchronization therapyQRS morphologyNYHA class IV patientsCardiac devicesBenefit of ICDSingle-chamber ICDClass IV patientsHigh-volume hospitalsOptimal medical managementEffective treatment modalityPrior ventricular arrhythmiasProlonged QRS complexRecent trial dataRecent trial resultsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorQuality of lifeHF hospitalizationSymptomatic HFHF symptomsICD therapySevere comorbiditiesIV patientsMortality benefit