2020
Causes of Death and Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Goldstein S, D’Ottavio A, Spears T, Chiswell K, Hartman R, Krasuski R, Kemper A, Meyer R, Hoffman T, Walsh M, Sang C, Paolillo J, Li J. Causes of Death and Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016400. PMID: 32654582, PMCID: PMC7660712, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.016400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseSevere congenital heart diseaseMedian ageNonsevere CHDPresence of cardiovascular comorbiditiesHeart diseaseCardiovascular risk factorsNon-CHD causesIschemic heart diseaseElectronic medical record dataDeath certificate dataCause of deathNonsevere diseaseContemporary cohortValvular lesionsCardiovascular comorbidityCardiovascular comorbiditiesResults PatientsCardiovascular deathMedical record dataRisk factorsSevere groupLesion severityPatientsCertificate data
2019
Complications involving the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: Lessons learned from MAUDE
Zeitler E, Friedman D, Loring Z, Campbell K, Goldstein S, Wegermann Z, Schutz J, Smith N, Black-Maier E, Al-Khatib S, Piccini J. Complications involving the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: Lessons learned from MAUDE. Heart Rhythm 2019, 17: 447-454. PMID: 31561032, PMCID: PMC7519585, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillatorS-ICD complicationsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorS-ICDInappropriate shocksCardioverter-defibrillatorSystem removalLow rate of complicationsProcedure-related complicationsRate of complicationsFood and Drug Administration's ManufacturerManufacturer and User Facility Device ExperienceUser Facility Device ExperiencePatient selectionFollow-upComplicationsTransvenous devicesVentricular fibrillationDevice-device interactionsClinical experiencePatientsDefibrillation failureImplantation techniqueSystem reprogrammingSystem revision