2020
Mortality and readmission in non-ischemic compared with ischemic cardiomyopathies after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation
Freeman J, Bjerre J, Parzynski C, Minges K, Ahmad T, Desai N, Enriquez A, Spatz E, Friedman D, Curtis J, Hlatky M, Higgins A. Mortality and readmission in non-ischemic compared with ischemic cardiomyopathies after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.0788. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationPrimary prevention ICDsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationIschemic cardiomyopathyICM patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCox proportional hazards regression modelPrimary prevention ICD implantationLeft ventricular ejection fractionProportional hazards regression modelsOne-year mortalityHeart failure readmissionVentricular ejection fractionKaplan-Meier curvesHazards regression modelsRisk of mortalityMedian followCause readmissionICD implantationEjection fractionHeart failureHospital readmissionICD RegistryPatient subgroups
2013
The Role of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Patients With Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Enriquez AD, Calenda B, Miller MA, Anyanwu AC, Pinney SP. The Role of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Patients With Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2013, 6: 668-674. PMID: 23873139, DOI: 10.1161/circep.113.000457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedArrhythmias, CardiacChi-Square DistributionDefibrillators, ImplantableElectric CountershockFemaleHeart FailureHeart TransplantationHeart-Assist DevicesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNew York CityProportional Hazards ModelsProsthesis DesignRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVentricular Function, LeftWaiting ListsYoung AdultConceptsVentricular arrhythmiasActive ICDPost-LVAD ventricular arrhythmiasVentricular assist device supportAssist device supportContinuous-flow LVADHeartMate II LVADEnd of studyImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorVentricular assist deviceAppropriate shocksConsecutive patientsImproved survivalIschemic cardiomyopathySingle centerWorse prognosisMedian lengthMean agePatient populationCardioverter defibrillatorPatientsDevice supportAssist deviceICDLVAD