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 sodiumPrevalence of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Among Patients Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator Implantation in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry During the Years 2006 to 2008
Schneider PM, Pellegrini CN, Wang Y, Fein AS, Reynolds MR, Curtis JP, Masoudi FA, Varosy PD. Prevalence of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Among Patients Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator Implantation in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry During the Years 2006 to 2008. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 113: 2052-2056. PMID: 24793671, PMCID: PMC4346333, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.03.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAged, 80 and overAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCardiac Resynchronization TherapyCombined Modality TherapyDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPrevalenceRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyCardiac resynchronization therapyImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistryAngiotensin II receptor inhibitorΒ-blockersMedical therapyClass IReceptor inhibitorsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator RegistryCardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implantationLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionSevere heart failure symptomsAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryClass I indicationsCRT-D implantationHeart failure symptomsVentricular systolic dysfunctionProportion of patientsSelection of patientsReal-world patientsAngiotensin-converting enzymePrevalence of guidelinesContemporaneous guidelinesQuality improvement targets
2011
Non–Evidence-Based ICD Implantations in the United States
Al-Khatib SM, Hellkamp A, Curtis J, Mark D, Peterson E, Sanders GD, Heidenreich PA, Hernandez AF, Curtis LH, Hammill S. Non–Evidence-Based ICD Implantations in the United States. JAMA 2011, 305: 43-49. PMID: 21205965, PMCID: PMC3432303, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiologyCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleGuideline AdherenceHeart FailureHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient SelectionPractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary PreventionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsICD implantsHospital outcomesNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCoronary artery bypass graft surgerySevere heart failure symptomsArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryHeart failure symptomsRetrospective cohort studyYear of procedureEvidence-based criteriaGraft surgeryHospital deathCohort studyICD implantationHeart failurePostprocedure complicationsPrimary preventionMyocardial infarctionRecent diagnosisFailure symptomsPhysician specialtyPractice guidelinesMAIN OUTCOMEHigh risk