2014
In-Hospital Complications Associated With Reoperations of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Steckman DA, Varosy PD, Parzynski CS, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP, Sauer WH, Nguyen DT. In-Hospital Complications Associated With Reoperations of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 114: 419-426. PMID: 24927972, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital complicationsComplication rateRepeat proceduresLead extractionICD proceduresMultivariable adjusted odds ratiosNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryInitial implantImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) proceduresHierarchical multivariable logistic regressionHospital adverse eventsAdjusted odds ratioHigh complication rateMultivariable logistic regressionLarge national cohortImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorHospital deathAdverse eventsICD implantationPatient characteristicsNational cohortOdds ratioProcedural outcomesCardioverter defibrillatorHigh risk
2013
Age and sex differences in inhospital complication rates and mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention procedures: Evidence from the NCDR®
Lichtman JH, Wang Y, Jones SB, Leifheit-Limson EC, Shaw LJ, Vaccarino V, Rumsfeld JS, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Age and sex differences in inhospital complication rates and mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention procedures: Evidence from the NCDR®. American Heart Journal 2013, 167: 376-383. PMID: 24576523, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionComplication rateOlder womenPCI typeYoung womenInhospital mortalityMortality riskAge groupsElective percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) proceduresInhospital complication rateRate of complicationsHigh complication rateRisk-adjusted analysisRisk-adjusted mortalityCoronary intervention proceduresUnadjusted complication rateSex-based differencesPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionYounger patientsClinical factorsHospital admissionMore complications