1996
Initial Single‐Center Experience with an Advanced Third‐Generation Investigational Defibrillator
LAMPERT R, ROSENFELD L, McPHERSON C, LEWIS R, VANZETTA A, BATSFORD W. Initial Single‐Center Experience with an Advanced Third‐Generation Investigational Defibrillator. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 1996, 19: 2072-2082. PMID: 8994946, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03281.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorDefibrillation thresholdInitial single-center experienceYale-New Haven HospitalShocking electrodesSingle-center experienceLow-energy biphasic shocksBiphasic defibrillation thresholdLower defibrillation thresholdInappropriate therapyVentricular arrhythmiasVT zoneNonthoracotomy implantationCardioverter defibrillatorEffective treatmentVF zoneAV dissociationTransvenous systemsPatientsAvailable electrogramsNoninvasive electrophysiologyRR intervalsEPS resultsTherapyBiphasic shocksQuality‐of‐Life in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators At or Before Age 40
DUBIN A, BATSFORD W, LEWIS R, ROSENFELD L. Quality‐of‐Life in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators At or Before Age 40. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 1996, 19: 1555-1559. PMID: 8946450, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03180.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD placementYounger patientsSF-36 health questionnaireMore young patientsModerate physical activityTime of ICDImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorElectrophysiology serviceICD implantationOlder patientsICD dischargesSuch patientsHealthy infantsHealth QuestionnaireCardioverter defibrillatorPhysical activityAge 40Daily livingPatientsICD increasesHigher education levelMean timeICDLife issuesBody image concerns
1995
736–5 Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Before Age 40
Dubin A, Batsford W, Lewis R, Rosenfeld L. 736–5 Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Before Age 40. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1995, 25: 146a. DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)92062-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICD placementICD implantationYale-New Haven HospitalAggressive medical therapyAge 40 yearsModerate physical activityImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorNew Haven HospitalLong QT syndromeQuality of lifeOlder ptsYounger ptsYounger patientsHealthy infantsMedical therapyMyocardial infarctionHealth QuestionnaireCardioverter defibrillatorAge 40Daily livingPhysical activityCardiac diagnosisQT syndromeVigorous activityOverall health
1992
Strategies in the Surgical Treatment of Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias An 8-year Experience
GEHA A, ELEFTERIADES J, HSU J, BIBLO L, HOCH D, BATSFORD W, ROSENFELD L, CARLSON M, JOHNSON N, WALDO A. Strategies in the Surgical Treatment of Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias An 8-year Experience. Annals Of Surgery 1992, 216: 309-317. PMID: 1417180, PMCID: PMC1242614, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199209000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutomatic implantable cardioverter defibrillatorSubendocardial resectionVentricular tachycardiaSurgical treatmentLV aneurysmSudden deathThirty-day mortality rateSevere LV dysfunctionCongestive heart failureRecurrent ventricular tachycardiaSignificant myocardial ischemiaLong-term survivorsMalignant ventricular arrhythmiasMalignant ventricular tachyarrhythmiasCent of survivorsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorLong-term survivalActuarial survivalAntiarrhythmic medicationsLate deathsComparable patientsLV dysfunctionConsecutive patientsHeart failureVentricular arrhythmias
1990
Evolving patterns in the surgical treatment of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias
Elefteriades J, Biblo L, Batsford W, Rosenfeld L, Henthorn R, Carlson M, Waldo A, Hsu J, Geha A. Evolving patterns in the surgical treatment of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1990, 49: 94-100. PMID: 2297279, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90362-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutomatic implantable cardioverter defibrillatorResection groupThirty-day mortalityCoronary artery bypassMalignant ventricular tachyarrhythmiasIntractable ventricular arrhythmiasImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorAICD placementArtery bypassSurgical treatmentEndocardial resectionVentricular arrhythmiasVentricular tachyarrhythmiasAntiarrhythmic agentsSudden deathCardioverter defibrillatorResectionMortality figuresPatientsEffective interventionsGreatest overall benefitSurvivalGroupOverall benefitValuable alternative