2015
Effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in survivors of inhospital cardiac arrest
Chan PS, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Curtis LH, Li Y, Hammill BG, Nallamothu BK, investigators A. Effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in survivors of inhospital cardiac arrest. American Heart Journal 2015, 169: 870-878.e1. PMID: 26027626, PMCID: PMC4451609, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhospital cardiac arrestLong-term mortalityHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestICD treatmentLower long-term mortalityImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapyHigh illness acuityHigher unadjusted mortalityICD-treated patientsCardiac Arrest RegistryCardioverter-defibrillator therapyPulseless ventricular tachycardiaHigh-risk populationComparative effectiveness studiesLong-term survivalPropensity score analysisLower mortality rateArrest etiologyEligible survivorsICD trialsHospital deathICD therapyIndex hospitalizationUntreated patients
2009
Racial and Gender Trends in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillators Among Medicare Beneficiaries Between 1997 and 2003
Chan PS, Birkmeyer JD, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK. Racial and Gender Trends in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillators Among Medicare Beneficiaries Between 1997 and 2003. Congestive Heart Failure 2009, 15: 51-57. PMID: 19379450, PMCID: PMC2921372, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2009.00060.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research