2019
Cardiac Resynchronization Defibrillator Therapy for Nonspecific Intraventricular Conduction Delay Versus Right Bundle Branch Block
Kawata H, Bao H, Curtis JP, Minges KE, Mitiku T, Birgersdotter-Green U, Feld GK, Hsu JC. Cardiac Resynchronization Defibrillator Therapy for Nonspecific Intraventricular Conduction Delay Versus Right Bundle Branch Block. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 3082-3099. PMID: 31221257, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonspecific intraventricular conduction delayRight bundle branch blockCardiac resynchronization therapyCRT-D implantationCRT-eligible patientsBundle branch blockQRS durationHazard ratioBranch blockBetter outcomesCardiac resynchronization defibrillator therapyMultivariable adjusted hazard ratiosAdjusted hazard ratioIntraventricular conduction delayCareful patient selectionEligible patientsDefibrillator therapyMultivariable adjustmentResynchronization therapyClinical outcomesPatient selectionConduction abnormalitiesRegistry dataConduction delayPatients
2015
Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization and Trends in Utilization, Patient Selection, and Appropriateness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Desai NR, Bradley SM, Parzynski CS, Nallamothu BK, Chan PS, Spertus JA, Patel MR, Ader J, Soufer A, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization and Trends in Utilization, Patient Selection, and Appropriateness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA 2015, 314: 2045-2053. PMID: 26551163, PMCID: PMC5459470, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.13764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonacute percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionAppropriate use criteriaInappropriate percutaneous coronary interventionHospital-level variationCoronary revascularizationPatient selectionUse criteriaCoronary interventionStudy periodAppropriateness of PCINational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryProportion of PCIsMultivessel coronary artery diseaseHigh-risk findingsCoronary artery diseaseAnnual PCI volumesCross-sectional analysisAngina severityAntianginal medicationsAcute indicationsCathPCI RegistryArtery diseasePCI volumePCI procedures