Predictors of an Inadequate Defibrillation Safety Margin at ICD Implantation Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Hsu JC, Marcus GM, Al-Khatib SM, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Sood N, Parker MW, Kluger J, Lampert R, Russo AM. Predictors of an Inadequate Defibrillation Safety Margin at ICD Implantation Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 256-264. PMID: 25034061, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.01.085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInadequate defibrillation safety marginDefibrillation safety marginSimple risk scoreAdverse eventsRisk scoreNew York Heart Association functional class IIIImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationNational Cardiovascular Data RegistrySecondary prevention indicationFunctional class IIIHospital adverse eventsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationIschemic heart diseaseLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityPrevention indicationICD recipientsMale sexDefibrillation testingRenal dialysisHeart diseaseBiventricular deviceData registryLower riskGreater odds