Non–Evidence-Based ICD Implantations in the United States
Al-Khatib SM, Hellkamp A, Curtis J, Mark D, Peterson E, Sanders GD, Heidenreich PA, Hernandez AF, Curtis LH, Hammill S. Non–Evidence-Based ICD Implantations in the United States. JAMA 2011, 305: 43-49. PMID: 21205965, PMCID: PMC3432303, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiologyCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleGuideline AdherenceHeart FailureHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient SelectionPractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary PreventionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsICD implantsHospital outcomesNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCoronary artery bypass graft surgerySevere heart failure symptomsArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryHeart failure symptomsRetrospective cohort studyYear of procedureEvidence-based criteriaGraft surgeryHospital deathCohort studyICD implantationHeart failurePostprocedure complicationsPrimary preventionMyocardial infarctionRecent diagnosisFailure symptomsPhysician specialtyPractice guidelinesMAIN OUTCOMEHigh risk