2021
Risk and predictors of mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in patients with sarcoid cardiomyopathy
Higgins AY, Annapureddy AR, Wang Y, Minges KE, Bellumkonda L, Lampert R, Rosenfeld LE, Jacoby DL, Curtis JP, Miller EJ, Freeman JV. Risk and predictors of mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in patients with sarcoid cardiomyopathy. American Heart Journal 2021, 246: 21-31. PMID: 34968442, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillation/flutterChronic lung diseaseCardiac sarcoidosisHeart failureCS patientsNICM patientsICD implantationLung diseaseNew York Heart Association class III heart failureNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryNYHA class IV heart failureClass III heart failureClass IV heart failureImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationKaplan-Meier survival curvesCox proportional hazards modelPredictors of mortalityCardioverter-defibrillator implantationVentricular ejection fractionMultivariable logistic regressionPrior ventricular arrhythmiasProportional hazards modelRate of deathTime of implantation
2014
Rates of and Factors Associated With Infection in 200 909 Medicare Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implants
Prutkin JM, Reynolds MR, Bao H, Curtis JP, Al-Khatib SM, Aggarwal S, Uslan DZ. Rates of and Factors Associated With Infection in 200 909 Medicare Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implants. Circulation 2014, 130: 1037-1043. PMID: 25081281, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.009081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD infectionImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator infectionIndirect patient identifiersPrevious valve surgeryPrevious valvular surgeryChronic lung diseaseCardioverter-defibrillator implantICD-9 codesService claims dataCardioverter-defibrillator infectionComorbidity burdenManufacturers' advisoriesValvular surgeryEarly reinterventionValve surgeryAdverse eventsHospital dischargeRenal failureICD RegistryCerebrovascular diseaseImplant complicationsLung diseaseBiventricular ICDsMedicare patients
2010
Acute Lead Dislodgements and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Enrolled in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry
Cheng A, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Varosy PD. Acute Lead Dislodgements and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Enrolled in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 1651-1656. PMID: 21050975, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator RegistryImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistryLead dislodgementAcute dislodgementHospital deathAdverse eventsNew York Heart Association functional class IV heart failureAtrial fibrillation/flutterCardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator deviceClass IV heart failureCommon adverse eventsIn-Hospital MortalityLow ejection fractionChronic lung diseaseMore comorbiditiesCardiac tamponadeMultivariate adjustmentEjection fractionHeart failureNonischemic cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillationCerebrovascular diseaseCardiac arrestLung diseasePotential confounders