2023
In-hospital complications associated with pulmonary vein isolation with adjunctive lesions: the NCDR AFib Ablation Registry
Darden D, Aldaas O, Du C, Munir M, Feld G, Pothineni N, Gopinathannair R, Lakkireddy D, Curtis J, Freeman J, Akar J, Hsu J. In-hospital complications associated with pulmonary vein isolation with adjunctive lesions: the NCDR AFib Ablation Registry. EP Europace 2023, 25: euad124. PMID: 37184436, PMCID: PMC10228609, DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary vein isolationRisk of complicationsPersistent AFAblation RegistryHospital complicationsVein isolationAdjusted oddsHigher comorbidity burdenAtrial fibrillation ablationCavotricuspid isthmus ablationMultivariable logistic regressionComorbidity burdenMore comorbiditiesAdverse eventsFibrillation ablationIsthmus ablationMajor complicationsCTI ablationHigh heterogeneitySafety outcomesHigh riskComplicationsAblation lesionsLesion typeLesions
2014
Rates of and Factors Associated With Infection in 200 909 Medicare Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implants
Prutkin JM, Reynolds MR, Bao H, Curtis JP, Al-Khatib SM, Aggarwal S, Uslan DZ. Rates of and Factors Associated With Infection in 200 909 Medicare Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implants. Circulation 2014, 130: 1037-1043. PMID: 25081281, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.009081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD infectionImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator infectionIndirect patient identifiersPrevious valve surgeryPrevious valvular surgeryChronic lung diseaseCardioverter-defibrillator implantICD-9 codesService claims dataCardioverter-defibrillator infectionComorbidity burdenManufacturers' advisoriesValvular surgeryEarly reinterventionValve surgeryAdverse eventsHospital dischargeRenal failureICD RegistryCerebrovascular diseaseImplant complicationsLung diseaseBiventricular ICDsMedicare patients