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
2010
Acute Lead Dislodgements and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Enrolled in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry
Cheng A, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Varosy PD. Acute Lead Dislodgements and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Enrolled in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 1651-1656. PMID: 21050975, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator RegistryImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistryLead dislodgementAcute dislodgementHospital deathAdverse eventsNew York Heart Association functional class IV heart failureAtrial fibrillation/flutterCardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator deviceClass IV heart failureCommon adverse eventsIn-Hospital MortalityLow ejection fractionChronic lung diseaseMore comorbiditiesCardiac tamponadeMultivariate adjustmentEjection fractionHeart failureNonischemic cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillationCerebrovascular diseaseCardiac arrestLung diseasePotential confounders