2010
Prevalence and Predictors of Off-Label Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients Enrolled in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardiac-Defibrillator Registry
Fein AS, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Masoudi FA, Varosy PD, Reynolds MR, Registry C. Prevalence and Predictors of Off-Label Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients Enrolled in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardiac-Defibrillator Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 766-773. PMID: 20797489, PMCID: PMC2958057, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiac Pacing, ArtificialDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansMalePractice Guidelines as TopicRegistriesUnited StatesConceptsNew York Heart Association functional classYork Heart Association functional classQRS interval durationLabel useConsensus guidelinesMultivariable hierarchical logistic regression modelsPrevious percutaneous coronary interventionAtrial fibrillation/flutterEvidence-based consensus guidelinesFunctional classGuideline-based indicationsPrimary prevention indicationCardiac resynchronization therapyPercutaneous coronary interventionOff-label useHierarchical logistic regression modelsInterval durationLogistic regression modelsStudy time frameApplication of CRTCoronary interventionPrevention indicationDiabetes mellitusEjection fractionResynchronization therapy
2008
Ethnic and racial disparities in cardiac resynchronization therapy
Farmer SA, Kirkpatrick JN, Heidenreich PA, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Groeneveld PW. Ethnic and racial disparities in cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Rhythm 2008, 6: 325-331. PMID: 19251206, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyHispanic patientsResynchronization therapyWhite patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryMultivariate logistic regression modelAdvanced heart failureTreatment of patientsEthnic differencesLogistic regression modelsICD RegistryHeart failureRegistry participantsGuideline useInclusion criteriaUse of CRTEligibility criteriaPatientsMultivariate analysisRacial disparitiesTherapyOutcome variablesSubstantial proportionRacial differencesRegression models