2020
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Utilization and Mortality Among Patients ≥65 Years of Age With a Low Ejection Fraction After Coronary Revascularization
Goldstein S, Li S, Lu D, Matsouaka R, Rymer J, Fonarow G, de Lemos J, Peterson E, Pokorney S, Wang T, Al-Khatib S. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Utilization and Mortality Among Patients ≥65 Years of Age With a Low Ejection Fraction After Coronary Revascularization. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 138: 26-32. PMID: 33068540, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.09.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiologyCoronary Artery BypassDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMedicareMortalityMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationPatient ReadmissionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProportional Hazards ModelsSex FactorsStroke VolumeTachycardia, VentricularUnited StatesVentricular FibrillationConceptsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantationImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorIn-hospital ventricular arrhythmiasLow ejection fractionAssociated with ICD implantationEjection fractionVentricular arrhythmiasICD implantationCoronary revascularizationCABG-treated patientsPCI-treated patientsAssociated with lower mortalityCardiology follow-upIn-hospital revascularizationAll-cause mortalityAssociated with higher likelihoodICD utilizationHeart failure readmissionHeart failureYear of revascularizationCardioverter-defibrillatorRevascularization strategyMedicare claimsRevascularizationPatients
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