Cardiac Perforation From Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Placement
Hsu JC, Varosy PD, Bao H, Dewland TA, Curtis JP, Marcus GM. Cardiac Perforation From Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Placement. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 582-590. PMID: 24002030, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictors of perforationCardiac perforationICD recipientsMajor complicationsGreater oddsImplantable cardioverter defibrillator lead placementHigher left ventricular ejection fractionFirst-time ICD recipientsLeft ventricular ejection fractionHierarchical multivariable logistic regressionHeart failure classICD lead implantationAssociated adverse eventsVentricular ejection fractionMultivariable logistic regressionLength of stayBundle branch blockCardiac bypass surgeryHospital mortalityHospital deathHospital stayBypass surgeryFeared complicationMultivariable adjustmentAdverse eventsCARDIAC PERFORATION FROM IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR LEAD PLACEMENT AND IN-HOSPITAL ADVERSE EVENTS AND MORTALITY: INSIGHTS FROM THE NCDR®
Hsu J, Varosy P, Bao H, Dewland T, Curtis J, Marcus G. CARDIAC PERFORATION FROM IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR LEAD PLACEMENT AND IN-HOSPITAL ADVERSE EVENTS AND MORTALITY: INSIGHTS FROM THE NCDR®. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: e249. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(13)60249-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research