2014
Rates of and Factors Associated With Infection in 200 909 Medicare Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implants
Prutkin JM, Reynolds MR, Bao H, Curtis JP, Al-Khatib SM, Aggarwal S, Uslan DZ. Rates of and Factors Associated With Infection in 200 909 Medicare Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implants. Circulation 2014, 130: 1037-1043. PMID: 25081281, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.009081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD infectionImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator infectionIndirect patient identifiersPrevious valve surgeryPrevious valvular surgeryChronic lung diseaseCardioverter-defibrillator implantICD-9 codesService claims dataCardioverter-defibrillator infectionComorbidity burdenManufacturers' advisoriesValvular surgeryEarly reinterventionValve surgeryAdverse eventsHospital dischargeRenal failureICD RegistryCerebrovascular diseaseImplant complicationsLung diseaseBiventricular ICDsMedicare patients
2010
The Relation Between Hospital Procedure Volume and Complications of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation From the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry
Freeman JV, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Heidenreich PA, Hlatky MA. The Relation Between Hospital Procedure Volume and Complications of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation From the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 1133-1139. PMID: 20863954, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsProcedure volumeImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistryHospital adverse outcomesInitial ICD implantationCardioverter-defibrillator implantationHigh-volume hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsPatients' clinical characteristicsBetter clinical outcomesHospital procedure volumeVolume-outcome relationshipNCDR ICD RegistryClinical characteristicsICD implantationICD RegistryProcedural complicationsClinical outcomesAdverse outcomesHospital characteristicsBiventricular ICDsImplant volumeHospitalRepresentative populationICD
2009
Gender Differences in Procedure-Related Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy
Peterson PN, Daugherty SL, Wang Y, Vidaillet HJ, Heidenreich PA, Curtis JP, Masoudi FA. Gender Differences in Procedure-Related Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy. Circulation 2009, 119: 1078-1084. PMID: 19221223, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.793463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital adverse eventsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapyMajor adverse eventsAdverse eventsCardioverter-defibrillator therapyICD implantationHigh riskNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryNew York Heart Association functional statusFirst-time ICD implantationAdverse event ratesInvasive cardiac proceduresHeart failureICD RegistryNonischemic cardiomyopathyMultivariable analysisCardiac proceduresUnadjusted analysesFunctional statusHospital characteristicsBiventricular ICDsMultivariable modelEvent ratesPatientsWomen