2017
Seattle Heart Failure and Proportional Risk Models Predict Benefit From Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Bilchick KC, Wang Y, Cheng A, Curtis JP, Dharmarajan K, Stukenborg GJ, Shadman R, Anand I, Lund LH, Dahlström U, Sartipy U, Maggioni A, Swedberg K, O’Conner C, Levy WC. Seattle Heart Failure and Proportional Risk Models Predict Benefit From Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2017, 69: 2606-2618. PMID: 28545633, PMCID: PMC5502749, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeattle Heart Failure ModelSeattle Proportional Risk ModelNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryPrimary prevention ICDsHeart failureSudden deathCause mortalitySurvival benefitMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionCox proportional hazards regressionProportional riskProportional hazards regressionRecent clinical trialsHeart failure modelProportional risk modelControl patientsOverall survivalVentricular arrhythmiasHazards regressionICD benefitClinical trialsCardioverter defibrillatorLarge cohortHigh riskData registry
2012
Electrophysiology Studies in Patients Undergoing ICD Implantation: Findings from the NCDR®
CHENG A, WANG Y, BERGER RD, CALKINS H, BUXTON AE, CURTIS JP, LAMPERT R. Electrophysiology Studies in Patients Undergoing ICD Implantation: Findings from the NCDR®. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2012, 35: 912-918. PMID: 22670627, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03441.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD implantationElectrophysiology studyEjection fractionSudden deathDe novo ICD implantationSecondary prevention ICD recipientsSudden death risk stratificationLeft ventricular ejection fractionImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationNarrow QRS intervalPrimary prevention ICDsDeath risk stratificationCardioverter-defibrillator implantationCongestive heart failureVentricular ejection fractionHigher ejection fractionHistory of syncopeMonomorphic ventricular tachycardiaLogistic regression analysisFuture ICD therapyHierarchical logistic regression analysisICD therapyClinical characteristicsComplication rateDefibrillator implantation