2017
Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Among Eligible Patients Receiving an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry
Marzec LN, Peterson PN, Bao H, Curtis JP, Masoudi FA, Varosy PD, Bradley SM. Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Among Eligible Patients Receiving an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 561-565. PMID: 28122073, PMCID: PMC5814986, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.5388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAtrial FibrillationBlack or African AmericanBundle-Branch BlockCardiac Resynchronization TherapyCardiac Resynchronization Therapy DevicesCerebrovascular DisordersCohort StudiesComorbidityDefibrillators, ImplantableDiabetes MellitusEthnicityFemaleHealth Facility SizeHeart FailureHospitalsHospitals, TeachingHumansHypertensionInsurance, HealthLung DiseasesMaleMedicaidMedicareMiddle AgedMortalityMyocardial IschemiaPractice Patterns, Physicians'RegistriesRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsUse of CRTCardiac resynchronization therapyCRT-D useImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorGuideline-eligible patientsDevice implantationEligible patientsResynchronization therapyCardioverter defibrillatorNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator RegistryNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryHeart failure-related eventsImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistryCRT-D groupMulticenter retrospective cohortRisk-standardized ratesHospital-level variationCRT-D devicesHierarchical multivariable modelNonprivate insuranceRetrospective cohortSelect patientsICD RegistryGuideline recommendationsICD placement
2015
National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010)
Minges KE, Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Kim N, Curtis JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1436-1442. PMID: 26409636, PMCID: PMC4841688, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalization ratesMortality rateReadmission ratesBlack patientsPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOlder adultsCause readmission rateHospital mortality rateProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyDischarge diagnosis codesSkilled nursing facilitiesNational trendsSignificant racial differencesHigh rateHome health careHospital stayAdults AgedCohort studyMore patientsTherapeutic advancesDiagnosis codesMedicare feeNursing facilitiesSignificant burden
2012
Are Racial/Ethnic Gaps in the Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Narrowing? An Analysis of 107,096 Patients From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry's ICD Registry
Eapen ZJ, Al-Khatib S, Lopes RD, Wang Y, Bao H, Curtis J, Heidenreich PA, Hernandez AF, Peterson ED, Hammill SC. Are Racial/Ethnic Gaps in the Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Narrowing? An Analysis of 107,096 Patients From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry's ICD Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 60: 1577-1578. PMID: 22958954, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Ethnic and racial disparities in cardiac resynchronization therapy
Farmer SA, Kirkpatrick JN, Heidenreich PA, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Groeneveld PW. Ethnic and racial disparities in cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Rhythm 2008, 6: 325-331. PMID: 19251206, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyHispanic patientsResynchronization therapyWhite patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryMultivariate logistic regression modelAdvanced heart failureTreatment of patientsEthnic differencesLogistic regression modelsICD RegistryHeart failureRegistry participantsGuideline useInclusion criteriaUse of CRTEligibility criteriaPatientsMultivariate analysisRacial disparitiesTherapyOutcome variablesSubstantial proportionRacial differencesRegression models