2021
Risk and predictors of mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in patients with sarcoid cardiomyopathy
Higgins AY, Annapureddy AR, Wang Y, Minges KE, Bellumkonda L, Lampert R, Rosenfeld LE, Jacoby DL, Curtis JP, Miller EJ, Freeman JV. Risk and predictors of mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in patients with sarcoid cardiomyopathy. American Heart Journal 2021, 246: 21-31. PMID: 34968442, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillation/flutterChronic lung diseaseCardiac sarcoidosisHeart failureCS patientsNICM patientsICD implantationLung diseaseNew York Heart Association class III heart failureNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryNYHA class IV heart failureClass III heart failureClass IV heart failureImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationKaplan-Meier survival curvesCox proportional hazards modelPredictors of mortalityCardioverter-defibrillator implantationVentricular ejection fractionMultivariable logistic regressionPrior ventricular arrhythmiasProportional hazards modelRate of deathTime of implantation
2014
Survival 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