Modeling defibrillation benefit for survival among cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator recipients
Bilchick KC, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Cheng A, Dharmarajan K, Shadman R, Dardas TF, Anand I, Lund LH, Dahlström U, Sartipy U, Maggioni A, O'Connor C, Levy WC. Modeling defibrillation benefit for survival among cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator recipients. American Heart Journal 2019, 222: 93-104. PMID: 32032927, PMCID: PMC7814502, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRT-D patientsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorSurvival benefitCRT-DsCardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator recipientsCardiac resynchronization therapy candidatesSeattle Heart Failure ModelSeattle Proportional Risk ModelCox proportional hazards regressionNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryHeart Failure TrialHeart failure patientsProportional hazards regressionHeart failure modelProportional risk modelFailure patientsCRT candidatesHeart failureCRT pacemakerFailure TrialArrhythmic deathHazards regressionDefibrillator recipientsCRT deviceCardioverter defibrillator