2013
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 events
2003
The association of left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality, and cause of death in stable outpatients with heart failure
Curtis JP, Sokol SI, Wang Y, Rathore SS, Ko DT, Jadbabaie F, Portnay EL, Marshalko SJ, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. The association of left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality, and cause of death in stable outpatients with heart failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 42: 736-742. PMID: 12932612, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00789-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionHeart failureCause of deathLVEF groupHF patientsMultivariable adjustmentEjection fractionStable outpatientsAssociation of LVEFHigher left ventricular ejection fractionLow left ventricular ejection fractionDigitalis Investigation Group trialHigh LVEF groupStable HF patientsPrognostic importanceAbsolute riskPrognostic indicatorSinus rhythmGroup trialsMortality ratePatientsMortalityDeathOutpatients