2019
Complications involving the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: Lessons learned from MAUDE
Zeitler E, Friedman D, Loring Z, Campbell K, Goldstein S, Wegermann Z, Schutz J, Smith N, Black-Maier E, Al-Khatib S, Piccini J. Complications involving the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: Lessons learned from MAUDE. Heart Rhythm 2019, 17: 447-454. PMID: 31561032, PMCID: PMC7519585, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillatorS-ICD complicationsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorS-ICDInappropriate shocksCardioverter-defibrillatorSystem removalLow rate of complicationsProcedure-related complicationsRate of complicationsFood and Drug Administration's ManufacturerManufacturer and User Facility Device ExperienceUser Facility Device ExperiencePatient selectionFollow-upComplicationsTransvenous devicesVentricular fibrillationDevice-device interactionsClinical experiencePatientsDefibrillation failureImplantation techniqueSystem reprogrammingSystem revision
2018
Timing of cardiac resynchronization therapy device implantation in heart failure patients and its association with outcomes
Goldstein S, Mentz R, Hellkamp A, Randolph T, Fonarow G, Hernandez A, Yancy C, Al‐Khatib S. Timing of cardiac resynchronization therapy device implantation in heart failure patients and its association with outcomes. Clinical Cardiology 2018, 42: 256-263. PMID: 30548280, PMCID: PMC6386168, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapy implantationCardiac resynchronization therapyHF re-hospitalizationHeart failureRe-hospitalizationHF hospitalizationCardiac resynchronization therapy device implantationOutcome of all-cause mortalityTime of CRT implantationAssociated with clinical outcomesAssociated with similar benefitsAll-cause mortalityAssociated with lower ratesHeart failure patientsCRT implantationResynchronization therapyClinical outcomesHF patientsDevice implantationFailure patientsCenters for MedicarePatientsDelayed implantationReduce mortalityMedicaid Services data