2015
Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Sandhu A, McCoy LA, Negi SI, Hameed I, Atri P, Al'Aref SJ, Curtis J, McNulty E, Anderson HV, Shroff A, Menegus M, Swaminathan RV, Gurm H, Messenger J, Wang T, Bradley SM. Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation 2015, 132: 1243-1251. PMID: 26286905, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.014451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-aortic balloon pumpPercutaneous coronary interventionMechanical circulatory supportUse of IABPCardiogenic shockCirculatory supportCoronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCISetting of PCIStudy periodProportion of patientsHospital-level variationLarge national registryHalf of hospitalsBalloon pumpNational registryPatientsHospitalInterventionConcurrent increaseSettingTemporal trendsCathPCIRegistryContemporary use
2013
Survival of Patients Receiving a Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator in Clinical Practice vs Clinical Trials
Al-Khatib SM, Hellkamp A, Bardy GH, Hammill S, Hall WJ, Mark DB, Anstrom KJ, Curtis J, Al-Khalidi H, Curtis LH, Heidenreich P, Peterson ED, Sanders G, Clapp-Channing N, Lee KL, Moss AJ. Survival of Patients Receiving a Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator in Clinical Practice vs Clinical Trials. JAMA 2013, 309: 55-62. PMID: 23280225, PMCID: PMC3638257, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.157182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsPrimary prevention clinical trialsTrial-eligible patientsSurvival of patientsPrevention clinical trialsClinical trialsICD RegistrySCD-HeFTClinical practiceRegistry patientsMADIT-IISimilar patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryPrimary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillatorsSurvival rateImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapyMADIT II criteriaMADIT II patientsSCD-HeFT criteriaCardioverter-defibrillator therapyClinical trial patientsLarge national registryRandomized clinical trialsProportional hazards modelImplantable cardioverter defibrillator