2023
Variation in hospital use of cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator among eligible patients and association with clinical outcomes
Chui P, Lan Z, Freeman J, Enriquez A, Khera R, Akar J, Masoudi F, Ong E, Curtis J. Variation in hospital use of cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator among eligible patients and association with clinical outcomes. Heart Rhythm 2023, 20: 1000-1008. PMID: 36963741, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEligible patientsICD RegistryCardiac resynchronizationNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCRT-D implantationCRT-D useHospital-level outcomesStrong guideline recommendationsHospital-level variationPatient-level outcomesIntraclass correlation coefficientQuality improvement effortsHospital mortalityGuideline indicationsReadmission ratesSelect patientsClinical outcomesGuideline recommendationsHospital variationHospital ratesUse of CRTHospital levelHospital usePatientsCase mix
2017
Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation and Concordance With the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Rhythm Society Guidelines
Barnett AS, Kim S, Fonarow GC, Thomas LE, Reiffel JA, Allen LA, Freeman JV, Naccarelli G, Mahaffey KW, Go AS, Kowey PR, Ansell JE, Gersh BJ, Hylek EM, Peterson ED, Piccini JP. Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation and Concordance With the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Rhythm Society Guidelines. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2017, 10: e005051. PMID: 29141842, DOI: 10.1161/circep.117.005051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmerican Heart AssociationAtrial FibrillationCardiologistsFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Process Assessment, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeAtrial fibrillationGuideline recommendationsAmerican CollegeCardiology/Heart Rhythm Society GuidelinesHeart Rhythm Society guidelinesAtrial fibrillation guidelinesGuideline-concordant careThird of patientsRisk-adjusted outcomesAntiarrhythmic medicationsGuideline concordanceMajor bleedingMedian CHAOutpatient registryVASc scoreAntithrombotic therapyCause hospitalizationMedian ageClinical outcomesSociety guidelinesORBIT-AFImproved outcomesPatient levelSimilar risk