2019
Association of body mass index with cardiac resynchronization therapy intention and left ventricular lead implantation failure: insights from the NCDR implantable cardioverter-defibrillator registry
Nishimura M, Marcus GM, Varosy PD, Bao H, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Hsu JC. Association of body mass index with cardiac resynchronization therapy intention and left ventricular lead implantation failure: insights from the NCDR implantable cardioverter-defibrillator registry. Journal Of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2019, 57: 279-288. PMID: 31004224, DOI: 10.1007/s10840-019-00550-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexLV lead placementLead placementImplantation failureMass indexExtreme obesityBody habitusHigher oddsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistrySuccessful LV lead placementPatient body mass indexWorld Health Organization classificationBackgroundCardiac resynchronization therapyNormal weight patientsVentricular lead placementCRT-D therapyPatient body habitusHierarchical logistic regressionEligible patientsWeight patientsMultivariable adjustmentClinical characteristicsDefibrillator implantationBiventricular pacing
2014
Temporal Trends in Patient Characteristics and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement in the United States, 2006–2010
Borne RT, Peterson PN, Greenlee R, Heidenreich PA, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Tzou WS, Varosy PD, Kremers MS, Masoudi FA. Temporal Trends in Patient Characteristics and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement in the United States, 2006–2010. Circulation 2014, 130: 845-853. PMID: 25095884, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.008653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICD implantationDevice-related complicationsPatient characteristicsICD implantationICD RegistryNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryPrimary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementConcomitant cardiac resynchronization therapyLeft ventricular ejection fractionImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementMultivariable hierarchical logistic regressionCardiac resynchronization therapy devicesCardiac resynchronization therapyVentricular ejection fractionResynchronization therapy devicesCommunity practice settingsSingle-lead deviceHierarchical logistic regressionClinical characteristicsOlder patientsEjection fractionResynchronization therapyPrimary preventionPatient populationHospital characteristicsClinical Prediction Model Suitable for Assessing Hospital Quality for Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy
Wimmer NJ, Spertus JA, Kennedy KF, Anderson HV, Curtis JP, Weintraub WS, Singh M, Rumsfeld JS, Masoudi FA, Yeh RW. Clinical Prediction Model Suitable for Assessing Hospital Quality for Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e000728. PMID: 24938712, PMCID: PMC4309056, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid artery revascularizationCarotid endarterectomyHospital strokeHospital qualityArtery diseaseCEA scoreNew York Heart Association class IIIHospital risk-adjusted outcomesPrimary end-point eventPrior peripheral artery diseaseContralateral carotid occlusionHospital-level clusteringSymptomatic carotid lesionsPeripheral artery diseaseEnd-point eventsCoronary artery diseaseModerate discriminative abilityRisk-adjusted outcomesClinical prediction modelHierarchical logistic regressionArtery revascularizationEndarterectomy (CARE) RegistryAppropriate risk adjustmentCarotid occlusionDiabetes mellitus
2013
Temporal Trends in Quality of Care Among Recipients of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Dodson JA, Lampert R, Wang Y, Hammill SC, Varosy P, Curtis JP. Temporal Trends in Quality of Care Among Recipients of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Circulation 2013, 129: 580-586. PMID: 24192798, PMCID: PMC3946506, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.003747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal medical therapyCardiac resynchronization therapyAdverse eventsEligible patientsQuality of careICD RegistryPotential confoundersNew York Heart Association class III/IVClass III/IVAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorAngiotensin receptor blockersVentricular ejection fractionNew ICD implantsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorHierarchical logistic regressionCRT eligibilityReceptor blockersEjection fractionMedical therapyResynchronization therapyICD implantsObservational studyCardioverter defibrillatorΒ-blockersPatients
2012
Variation in Use of Dual-Chamber Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Results From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Matlock DD, Peterson PN, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Reynolds MR, Varosy PD, Masoudi FA. Variation in Use of Dual-Chamber Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Results From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. JAMA Internal Medicine 2012, 172: 634-641. PMID: 22529229, PMCID: PMC8317619, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCluster AnalysisComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableEquipment DesignFemaleHospitalsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNew EnglandOdds RatioPacemaker, ArtificialPacific StatesPredictive Value of TestsPrimary PreventionRegistriesConceptsDual-chamber ICDDual-chamber devicesPrimary preventionDual-Chamber Implantable CardioverterMultivariate hierarchical logistic regressionNational Cardiovascular Data RegistrySingle-chamber ICDHospital-level variationStrong independent predictorSudden cardiac deathCross-sectional studyHealth care providersHierarchical logistic regressionPacing indicationCardiac deathHospital clusteringIndependent predictorsPatient factorsPhysician factorsHospital ratesImplantable cardioverterCare providersIdentical patientsCurrent evidenceData registry
2011
Physician Procedure Volume and Complications of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Freeman JV, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Heidenreich PA, Hlatky MA. Physician Procedure Volume and Complications of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. Circulation 2011, 125: 57-64. PMID: 22095828, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.046995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician procedure volumeProcedure volumeHospital mortalityICD implantationHospital characteristicsPhysician specialtyNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementInitial ICD implantationRate of complicationsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationHospital procedure volumeClustering of patientsAnnual procedure volumeOutcomes of proceduresVolume of proceduresHierarchical logistic regressionHospital complicationsComplication rateHospital volumePatient characteristicsProcedural complicationsHighest quartileInverse relationshipComplicationsElevated B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Associated With Increased In-Hospital Mortality or Cardiac Arrest in Patients Undergoing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Wei S, Loyo-Berríos NI, Haigney MC, Cheng H, Pinnow EE, Mitchell KR, Beachy JH, Woodward AM, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Marinac-Dabic D. Elevated B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Associated With Increased In-Hospital Mortality or Cardiac Arrest in Patients Undergoing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 346-354. PMID: 21487093, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.943621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated BNP levelsHospital mortalityCardiac arrestBNP levelsICD implantationElevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levelsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryB-type natriuretic peptide levelsElevated B-type natriuretic peptideIncreased In-Hospital MortalityB-type natriuretic peptideImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationBiventricular ICD implantationHigh BNP groupNatriuretic peptide levelsIn-Hospital MortalityCardioverter-defibrillator implantationHierarchical logistic regressionBNP measurementHospital deathPeriprocedural complicationsRenal dysfunctionComplication rateBNP groupHeart failure