2019
Analysis of Temporal Trends and Variation in the Use of Defibrillation Testing in Contemporary Practice
Borne RT, Randolph T, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Peterson PN, Masoudi FA, Sandhu A, Zipse MM, Thomas K, Kutyifa V, Desai NR, Cha YM, Hsu JC, Russo AM. Analysis of Temporal Trends and Variation in the Use of Defibrillation Testing in Contemporary Practice. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1913553. PMID: 31626314, PMCID: PMC6813586, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryMedian odds ratioDefibrillation testingLow testing ratesTesting ratesHigher testing ratesICD RegistryFirst-time ICD implantationImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationMulticenter cross-sectional studyAdvanced heart failureCardioverter-defibrillator implantationIschemic heart diseaseCross-sectional studyICD implantationHeart failureICD placementVentricular arrhythmiasMean ageHeart diseaseVentricular tachycardiaOdds ratioHigher oddsMAIN OUTCOMEFirst calendar quarter
2017
Seattle Heart Failure and Proportional Risk Models Predict Benefit From Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Bilchick KC, Wang Y, Cheng A, Curtis JP, Dharmarajan K, Stukenborg GJ, Shadman R, Anand I, Lund LH, Dahlström U, Sartipy U, Maggioni A, Swedberg K, O’Conner C, Levy WC. Seattle Heart Failure and Proportional Risk Models Predict Benefit From Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2017, 69: 2606-2618. PMID: 28545633, PMCID: PMC5502749, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeattle Heart Failure ModelSeattle Proportional Risk ModelNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryPrimary prevention ICDsHeart failureSudden deathCause mortalitySurvival benefitMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionCox proportional hazards regressionProportional riskProportional hazards regressionRecent clinical trialsHeart failure modelProportional risk modelControl patientsOverall survivalVentricular arrhythmiasHazards regressionICD benefitClinical trialsCardioverter defibrillatorLarge cohortHigh riskData registry