2021
Impact of insurance status on ICD implantation practice patterns: Insights from the NCDR ICD registry
Ahmed I, Merchant FM, Curtis JP, Parzynski CS, Lampert R. Impact of insurance status on ICD implantation practice patterns: Insights from the NCDR ICD registry. American Heart Journal 2021, 235: 44-53. PMID: 33503408, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal medical therapyInsurance statusNCDR ICD RegistryMedical therapyComplication rateICD RegistryUninsured patientsCardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillatorPrivate insurancePropensity-weighted analysisSingle-chamber devicesPrimary preventionMean ageICD implantsPractice patternsTreatment weightingImplantation practicePatientsInverse probabilityTherapyInsurance coverageFurther studiesRegistryMedicareStatus
2017
Complications Associated With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease or Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy (From the NCDR® Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry)
Gleva MJ, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Berul CI, Huddleston CB, Poole JE. Complications Associated With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease or Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy (From the NCDR® Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1891-1898. PMID: 28917495, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.07.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseComplication rateVentricular noncompaction cardiomyopathyHeart diseaseHospital complicationsEbstein's anomalyCardiac resynchronizationSeptal defectNoncompaction cardiomyopathyImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationDual chamberAcute lead dislodgmentsSingle-chamber ICDCardioverter-defibrillator implantationPeriprocedural complication rateGreater complication rateVentricular septal defectTetralogy of FallotAtrial septal defectImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorChildhood heart diseaseSingle-chamber devicesChi-square testHospital deathAdult patients
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
2013
Association of Single- vs Dual-Chamber ICDs With Mortality, Readmissions, and Complications Among Patients Receiving an ICD for Primary Prevention
Peterson PN, Varosy PD, Heidenreich PA, Wang Y, Dewland TA, Curtis JP, Go AS, Greenlee RT, Magid DJ, Normand SL, Masoudi FA. Association of Single- vs Dual-Chamber ICDs With Mortality, Readmissions, and Complications Among Patients Receiving an ICD for Primary Prevention. JAMA 2013, 309: 2025-2034. PMID: 23677314, PMCID: PMC3752924, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.4982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-chamber ICDSingle-chamber devicesDevice-related complicationsPrimary preventionDual-chamber devicesICD RegistryNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryPropensity-matched cohortRetrospective cohort studyHeart failure readmissionRate of complicationsSudden cardiac deathMedicaid Services feePropensity-score matchingCause hospitalizationCause readmissionCohort studyHospital factorsCardiac deathHeart failureHospitalization outcomesRandomized trialsChamber ICDMAIN OUTCOMEHigh risk