2020
Periprocedural Risk and Survival Associated With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement in Older Patients With Advanced Heart Failure
Fudim M, Ali-Ahmed F, Parzynski CS, Ambrosy AP, Friedman DJ, Pokorney SD, Curtis JP, Fonarow GC, Masoudi FA, Hernandez AF, Al-Khatib SM. Periprocedural Risk and Survival Associated With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement in Older Patients With Advanced Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 5: 643-651. PMID: 32211811, PMCID: PMC7097837, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced heart failureAdvanced HF populationHeart transplant listingPeriprocedural complication rateHeart failureSudden cardiac deathComparator groupVentricular assist deviceInotrope useTransplant listingCardiac deathComplication rateHF populationPrimary preventionCardiac arrestNew York Heart Association class IV symptomsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryAssist deviceLeft ventricular ejection fractionImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementAdvanced HF groupClass IV symptomsFirst-time ICDLeft ventricular assist deviceNYHA class II
2016
Long-Term Risk for Device-Related Complications and Reoperations After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: An Observational Cohort Study.
Ranasinghe I, Parzynski CS, Freeman JV, Dreyer RP, Ross JS, Akar JG, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Long-Term Risk for Device-Related Complications and Reoperations After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: An Observational Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2016, 165: 20-29. PMID: 27135392, DOI: 10.7326/m15-2732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICD-related complicationsNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryObservational cohort studyDevice-related complicationsICD implantationLong-term riskCohort studyMedicare feeNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementCardioverter-defibrillator implantationService claims dataCRT-D devicesSingle-chamber devicesCumulative incidenceNonfatal outcomesICD RegistryService patientsBlack raceFemale sexReoperationAmerican CollegeClaims dataComplications
2015
A validated risk model for 1-year mortality after primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement
Heidenreich PA, Tsai V, Curtis J, Wang Y, Turakhia MP, Masoudi FA, Varosy PD, Goldstein MK. A validated risk model for 1-year mortality after primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement. American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 281-289.e2. PMID: 26299225, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOne-year mortalityImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorRisk factorsHeart failurePrimary preventionMortality riskRisk scorePrimary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementB-type natriuretic peptide valuesImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementCardiovascular Disease RegistryPrimary prevention populationNatriuretic peptide valuesChronic lung diseaseSystolic blood pressureSimilar risk factorsBlood urea nitrogenPg/mLLogistic regression modelsPrevention populationICD therapyICD implantationBlood pressureICD RegistryICD placement
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 characteristicsSurvival After Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Hess PL, Hellkamp AS, Peterson ED, Sanders GD, Al-Khalidi HR, Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Pun PH, Curtis JP, Anstrom KJ, Hammill SC, Al-Khatib SM. Survival After Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2014, 7: 793-799. PMID: 25038119, PMCID: PMC4206571, DOI: 10.1161/circep.114.001455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCause of DeathChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableElectric CountershockFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidneyLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient SelectionPrimary PreventionProportional Hazards ModelsProsthesis DesignRegistriesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsChronic kidney diseasePrimary prevention ICD placementRisk of deathICD placementCKD severityKidney diseaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryPrimary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementGlomerular filtration rate 30Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator candidatesEnd-stage renal diseaseImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementSocial Security Death Master FileHeart failure symptomsLow ejection fractionGlomerular filtration rateRate of deathDeath Master FileICD candidacyCKD stageDiabetes mellitusEjection fractionICD RegistryRenal diseaseSerum sodium
2013
Prevalence, Correlates, and Temporal Trends in Antiarrhythmic Drug Use at Discharge After Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Placement (from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry [NCDR])
Dev S, Peterson PN, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Varosy PD, Masoudi FA. Prevalence, Correlates, and Temporal Trends in Antiarrhythmic Drug Use at Discharge After Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Placement (from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry [NCDR]). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 113: 314-320. PMID: 24216126, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorAntiarrhythmic drug useAntiarrhythmic drugsMedian odds ratioHospital dischargeOdds ratioSecondary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillatorDrug useClass III antiarrhythmic drugsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementMultivariate logistic regression modelHospital-level variationClass III agentsLocal treatment patternsLogistic regression modelsFacility-level variablesAntiarrhythmic useICD implantationICD recipientsICD RegistryHospital variationICD placementTreatment patternsDevice shocksAntiarrhythmic agents
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 relationshipComplications