Comparison of Mortality and Readmission in Non-Ischemic Versus Ischemic Cardiomyopathy After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Higgins AY, Bjerre J, Parzynski CS, Minges KE, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Enriquez A, Spatz ES, Friedman DJ, Curtis JP, Hlatky MA, Freeman JV. Comparison of Mortality and Readmission in Non-Ischemic Versus Ischemic Cardiomyopathy After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 133: 116-125. PMID: 32862971, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.07.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationCardioverter-defibrillator implantationICM patientsIschemic cardiomyopathyNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCox proportional hazards regression modelPrimary prevention ICD implantationLeft ventricular ejection fractionProportional hazards regression modelsPrimary prevention ICDsRetrospective cohort studyVentricular ejection fractionKaplan-Meier curvesHazards regression modelsRisk of mortalityComparison of mortalityMedian followCohort studyICD implantationEjection fractionHeart failureHospital readmissionICD RegistryPatient subgroupsStent selection among patients with chronic kidney disease: Results from the NCDR CathPCI Registry
Feldman DA, Shroff AR, Bao H, Curtis JP, Minges KE, Ardati AK. Stent selection among patients with chronic kidney disease: Results from the NCDR CathPCI Registry. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 96: 1213-1221. PMID: 31909543, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionDES usageBare metal stentsNCDR CathPCI RegistryCathPCI RegistryRenal functionKidney diseasePCI casesElective percutaneous coronary interventionAdvanced renal dysfunctionNormal renal functionCoronary stent placementCKD stageRenal dysfunctionCoronary interventionUse of DESMyocardial infarctionStent placementSubgroup analysisStent usageMetal stentsPatientsStent selection