2014
Survival After Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Hess PL, Hellkamp AS, Peterson ED, Sanders GD, Al-Khalidi HR, Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Pun PH, Curtis JP, Anstrom KJ, Hammill SC, Al-Khatib SM. Survival After Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2014, 7: 793-799. PMID: 25038119, PMCID: PMC4206571, DOI: 10.1161/circep.114.001455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCause of DeathChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableElectric CountershockFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidneyLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient SelectionPrimary PreventionProportional Hazards ModelsProsthesis DesignRegistriesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsChronic kidney diseasePrimary prevention ICD placementRisk of deathICD placementCKD severityKidney diseaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryPrimary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementGlomerular filtration rate 30Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator candidatesEnd-stage renal diseaseImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementSocial Security Death Master FileHeart failure symptomsLow ejection fractionGlomerular filtration rateRate of deathDeath Master FileICD candidacyCKD stageDiabetes mellitusEjection fractionICD RegistryRenal diseaseSerum sodium
2009
Impact of Baseline Renal Function on Outcomes of Renal Artery Stenting in Hypertensive Patients
Singer GM, Remetz MS, Curtis JP, Setaro JF. Impact of Baseline Renal Function on Outcomes of Renal Artery Stenting in Hypertensive Patients. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2009, 11: 615-620. PMID: 19878369, PMCID: PMC8673102, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00167.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal artery stentingSystolic blood pressureBlood pressureRenal functionArtery stentingObstructive renal artery diseaseResistant hypertension patientsBaseline renal functionImpaired renal functionGlomerular filtration rateRenal artery diseaseHypertensive patientsRenal dysfunctionArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsHypertension patientsRenal arteryFiltration ratePatientsEGFRGreat benefitMonthsStentingHgArtery
2008
Distal Embolic Protection During Renal Artery Stenting: Impact on Hypertensive Patients With Renal Dysfunction
Singer GM, Setaro JF, Curtis JP, Remetz MS. Distal Embolic Protection During Renal Artery Stenting: Impact on Hypertensive Patients With Renal Dysfunction. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2008, 10: 830-836. PMID: 19128271, PMCID: PMC8672993, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.00030.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal embolic protectionChronic kidney diseaseBlood pressureRenal arteryHypertensive patientsEmbolic protectionDEP patientsRenal artery stentingSystolic BP reductionGlomerular filtration rateSystolic blood pressureBP reductionEGFR improvementRenal dysfunctionArtery stentingKidney diseaseFiltration rateAtherosclerotic debrisPatientsArteryMonthsEGFRBaselineHypertensionEmbolization
2005
The significance of elevated troponin T in patients with nondialysis‐dependent renal insufficiency: A validation with coronary angiography
Heitner JF, Curtis JP, Haq SA, Corey GR, Newby LK, Jollis JG. The significance of elevated troponin T in patients with nondialysis‐dependent renal insufficiency: A validation with coronary angiography. Clinical Cardiology 2005, 28: 333-336. PMID: 16075826, PMCID: PMC6653870, DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960280706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor renal functionCoronary artery diseaseLength of stayNondialysis-dependent renal insufficiencyElevated troponin TNormal renal functionRenal functionElevated cTnTCoronary angiographyCAD stenosisContrast nephropathyPositive cTnTRenal insufficiencyPrevalence of CADTroponin TSignificant coronary artery diseaseSignificant coronary artery stenosisImpaired renal functionAcute coronary syndromeFuture cardiac eventsInitiation of hemodialysisGlomerular filtration rateCoronary artery stenosisElevated cTnT.Hospital mortality