1996
Quality‐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
Thromboembolic complications after Fontan operations.
Rosenthal D, Friedman A, Kleinman C, Kopf G, Rosenfeld L, Hellenbrand W. Thromboembolic complications after Fontan operations. Circulation 1995, 92: ii287-93. PMID: 7586425, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.92.9.287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of thrombosisFontan operationThromboembolic complicationsTotal cavopulmonary connectionThromboembolic eventsCavopulmonary connectionTime of presentationConduit interpositionCerebrovascular eventsFontan procedurePerioperative periodSignificant morbidityAtriopulmonary connectionVenous circulationComplicationsLeft ventriclePatientsThrombosisOverall rateYearsThromboembolismMorbiditySurgeryThrombusGroup
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
1991
Comparison of clinical and electrophysiologic features of preexcitation syndromes in patients presenting initially after age 50 years with those presenting at younger ages
Rosenfeld L, Van Zetta A, Batsford W. Comparison of clinical and electrophysiologic features of preexcitation syndromes in patients presenting initially after age 50 years with those presenting at younger ages. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1991, 67: 709-712. PMID: 2006621, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(91)90526-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup 2 patientsGroup 1 patientsPreexcitation syndromeAtrial fibrillation/flutterAge 50 yearsChronic cardiac diseaseWide complex tachycardiaLate adulthoodInitial arrhythmiaElectrocardiographic evidenceOlder patientsElectrophysiologic featuresElectrophysiologic studyAtrial arrhythmiasQRS intervalSurgical diseaseOrthodromic tachycardiaCardiac diseaseGroup 1PatientsNormal rangeComplex tachycardiaYounger ageElectrocardiographic identificationPrenatal period
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