2018
The relationship between baseline and follow-up left ventricular ejection fraction with adverse events among primary prevention ICD patients
Friedman DJ, Fudim M, Overton R, Shaw LK, Patel D, Pokorney SD, Velazquez EJ, Al-Khatib SM. The relationship between baseline and follow-up left ventricular ejection fraction with adverse events among primary prevention ICD patients. American Heart Journal 2018, 201: 17-24. PMID: 29910051, PMCID: PMC6309220, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular assist devicePrimary prevention ICD patientsAppropriate ICD therapyVentricular ejection fractionImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorICD therapyICD implantationEjection fractionICD patientsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsPrimary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillatorsCo-primary study endpointsPrimary prevention ICD recipientsFollow-up left ventricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionCox proportional hazards modelComposite of timeLong-term followProportional hazards modelVentricular assist deviceLong-term riskBaseline LVEFLVEF improvementAdverse eventsComposite endpoint
2007
Racial Disparity in the Utilization of Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillators Among Patients With Prior Myocardial Infarction and an Ejection Fraction of ≤35%
Thomas KL, Al-Khatib SM, Kelsey RC, Bush H, Brosius L, Velazquez EJ, Peterson ED, Gilliam FR. Racial Disparity in the Utilization of Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillators Among Patients With Prior Myocardial Infarction and an Ejection Fraction of ≤35%. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 100: 924-929. PMID: 17826371, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden cardiac deathLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionVentricular systolic dysfunctionCardiac deathEjection fractionBlack patientsMyocardial infarctionSystolic dysfunctionWhite patientsPrimary preventionSignificant left ventricular systolic dysfunctionLower mean ejection fractionSudden cardiac death rateCardiac death rateMean ejection fractionPrior myocardial infarctionMultivariate logistic regressionImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorClinical characteristicsICD implantationICD useOverall mortalityProphylactic implantationPatient raceNational registry