Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients Who Undergo Placement of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Baskar S, Bao H, Minges KE, Spar DS, Czosek RJ. Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients Who Undergo Placement of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2018, 11: e006542. PMID: 30354291, DOI: 10.1161/circep.118.006542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableDevice RemovalElectric CountershockFemaleHumansMalePrimary PreventionProsthesis FailureRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorPediatric patientsPediatric cohortCardioverter defibrillatorNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryWorse New York Heart Association classNew York Heart Association classSecondary prevention ICD implantationInhospital complication rateStructural heart diseaseSingle-chamber devicesComplication rateEbstein's anomalyICD implantationInhospital complicationsPatient characteristicsAssociation classICD recipientsICD RegistryNonischemic cardiomyopathyRetrospective reviewCardiac resynchronizationDevice implantationPrimary preventionICD implantsAssociation of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015
Desai NR, Bourdillon PM, Parzynski CS, Brindis RG, Spatz ES, Masters C, Minges KE, Peterson P, Masoudi FA, Oetgen WJ, Buxton A, Zipes DP, Curtis JP. Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015. JAMA 2018, 320: 63-71. PMID: 29971398, PMCID: PMC6583049, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsNon-Medicare beneficiariesAbsolute decreaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistrySerial cross-sectional analysisStudy periodImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorRelative decreaseCross-sectional analysisProportion of devicesInitial ICDICD RegistryPrimary preventionCardioverter defibrillatorMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesUS hospitalsHospital groupHospitalICDMore rapid decreasesModest decreaseDepartmentMedicareUS Department