2023
Predicting Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias Using Real-Time Remote Monitoring
Ginder C, Li J, Halperin J, Akar J, Martin D, Chattopadhyay I, Upadhyay G. Predicting Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias Using Real-Time Remote Monitoring. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 949-961. PMID: 36889873, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.12.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticoagulantsAtrial FibrillationDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTachycardia, VentricularTreatment OutcomeVentricular FibrillationConceptsAppropriate device therapyMalignant ventricular arrhythmiasDevice therapyVentricular arrhythmiasImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapyLogistic regressionSeparate multivariable logistic regressionsLead impedanceAppropriate ICD therapyCardioverter-defibrillator therapyCardiac resynchronization therapyMultivariable logistic regressionRemote monitoring dataShock lead impedanceAtrial lead impedanceICD therapyHeart failureResynchronization therapyAppropriate therapyAtrial tachyarrhythmiasVentricular tachycardiaVentricular fibrillationDefibrillator devicesHeart ratePatients
2018
Ventricular Fibrillation Conversion Testing After Implantation of a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Friedman DJ, Parzynski CS, Heist EK, Russo AM, Akar JG, Freeman JV, Curtis JP, Al-Khatib SM. Ventricular Fibrillation Conversion Testing After Implantation of a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. Circulation 2018, 137: 2463-2477. PMID: 29463509, PMCID: PMC5988932, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.032167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRegistriesStroke VolumeVentricular FibrillationConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorS-ICD implantationLogistic regression analysisInhospital complicationsPatient characteristicsCT testingS-ICDsCardioverter defibrillatorConversion testingPrior implantable cardioverter defibrillatorHigher body mass indexMultivariable logistic regression analysisLarger body surface areaSubcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillatorTransvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillatorInhospital adverse eventsLow ejection fractionAvailable patient characteristicsBody mass indexBody surface areaFirst-time recipientsMaximum device outputRegression analysisPredictors of useInsufficient safety margin
2006
Predicting elevated defibrillation energy requirements in heart failure with reasonable probability
Akar JG. Predicting elevated defibrillation energy requirements in heart failure with reasonable probability. Heart Rhythm 2006, 3: 1017-1018. PMID: 16945793, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDefibrillators, ImplantableElectrocardiographyHeart FailureHumansPredictive Value of TestsVentricular Fibrillation