2014
Procedure timing as a predictor of inhospital adverse outcomes from implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: Insights from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Hsu JC, Varosy PD, Parzynski CS, Chaudhry SI, Dewland TA, Curtis JP, Marcus GM. Procedure timing as a predictor of inhospital adverse outcomes from implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: Insights from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. American Heart Journal 2014, 169: 45-52.e3. PMID: 25497247, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital stayAdverse eventsICD recipientsWeekends/holidaysInhospital deathGreater oddsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryFirst-time ICD recipientsImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) proceduresImplantable cardioverter defibrillator recipientsHierarchical multivariable logistic regressionInhospital adverse outcomesCardioverter-defibrillator implantationProlonged hospital stayMultivariable logistic regressionReal-world populationAfternoon/eveningTotal complicationsMultivariable adjustmentAdverse outcomesHospital characteristicsICD implantsData registryImplant and Clinical Characteristics for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Patients in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry
Jordan CP, Freedenberg V, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Gleva MJ, Berul CI. Implant and Clinical Characteristics for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Patients in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2014, 7: 1092-1100. PMID: 25287482, DOI: 10.1161/circep.114.001841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew York Heart Association classPrimary preventionSecondary preventionPediatric patientsAssociation classLEAD patientsGreat vesselsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator RegistryHigher New York Heart Association classImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistryImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator indicationsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) proceduresCongenital heart patientsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationStructural heart diseaseHigh rateLead implantsOverall registryVentricle patientsClinical characteristicsDefibrillator implantationCHD typesCommon ventricleIn-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
2009
Association of Physician Certification and Outcomes Among Patients Receiving an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
Curtis JP, Luebbert JJ, Wang Y, Rathore SS, Chen J, Heidenreich PA, Hammill SC, Lampert RI, Krumholz HM. Association of Physician Certification and Outcomes Among Patients Receiving an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator. JAMA 2009, 301: 1661-1670. PMID: 19383957, PMCID: PMC2805129, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac ElectrophysiologyCertificationClinical CompetenceDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsLogistic ModelsMaleMedicineMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePhysiciansPostoperative ComplicationsProsthesis ImplantationRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSpecializationTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsCRT-D devicesThoracic surgeonsICD implantationPhysician certificationImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) proceduresRetrospective cohort studyCardiac resynchronization therapyPatients meeting criteriaRisk of complicationsProcedural complication rateImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsCohort studyComplication rateICD RegistryResynchronization therapyProcedural complicationsIndependent associationPhysician specialtyCardioverter defibrillatorHigh riskPatientsMeeting criteriaNonelectrophysiologists