2013
Psychosocial and Cardiac Outcomes of Yoga for ICD Patients: A Randomized Clinical Control Trial
TOISE SC, SEARS SF, SCHOENFELD MH, BLITZER ML, MARIEB MA, DRURY JH, SLADE MD, DONOHUE TJ. Psychosocial and Cardiac Outcomes of Yoga for ICD Patients: A Randomized Clinical Control Trial. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2013, 37: 48-62. PMID: 23981048, PMCID: PMC4524735, DOI: 10.1111/pace.12252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnxietyDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleTreatment OutcomeYogaConceptsYoga groupControl groupCardiac outcomesICD recipientsShock anxietyImplantable cardioverter defibrillator patientsClinical control trialsCardioverter-defibrillator patientsClinical symptomsICD patientsDefibrillator patientsControl trialLower riskVentricular eventsPsychosocial dataComplementary medicineHome practiceStandardized protocolPsychosocial risksPsychosocial benefitsWeekly classesSignificant differencesPatientsYogaRecipients
2012
Natural history of the Sprint Fidelis lead: survival analysis from a large single-center study
Tzogias L, Bellavia D, Sharma S, Donohue TJ, Schoenfeld MH. Natural history of the Sprint Fidelis lead: survival analysis from a large single-center study. Journal Of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2012, 34: 37-44. PMID: 22314669, DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9647-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLead Integrity AlertFidelis leadInappropriate shocksLead failureIndependent predictorsDouble-peaked patternLarge single-center studyLarge single-center cohortNatural historyLead survival ratesSingle-center cohortSingle-center experienceSingle-center studyLead failure rateSprint Fidelis leadFidelis lead failureMethodsAll patientsLead survivalResultsA totalSurvival analysisSurvival rateMultivariate analysisPatientsConclusionsThis studyPrior reports