2021
Impact of insurance status on ICD implantation practice patterns: Insights from the NCDR ICD registry
Ahmed I, Merchant FM, Curtis JP, Parzynski CS, Lampert R. Impact of insurance status on ICD implantation practice patterns: Insights from the NCDR ICD registry. American Heart Journal 2021, 235: 44-53. PMID: 33503408, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal medical therapyInsurance statusNCDR ICD RegistryMedical therapyComplication rateICD RegistryUninsured patientsCardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillatorPrivate insurancePropensity-weighted analysisSingle-chamber devicesPrimary preventionMean ageICD implantsPractice patternsTreatment weightingImplantation practicePatientsInverse probabilityTherapyInsurance coverageFurther studiesRegistryMedicareStatus
2014
Clinical Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Versus Medical Therapy Alone Among Patients With Heart Failure
Khazanie P, Hammill BG, Qualls LG, Fonarow GC, Hammill SC, Heidenreich PA, Al-Khatib SM, Piccini JP, Masoudi FA, Peterson PN, Curtis JP, Hernandez AF, Curtis LH. Clinical Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Versus Medical Therapy Alone Among Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2014, 7: 926-934. PMID: 25227768, PMCID: PMC4244212, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.113.000838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Decompensated Heart Failure National RegistryImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistryHeart failureMedical therapyCardiovascular readmissionCause readmissionQRS durationNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator RegistryLeft ventricular ejection fractionCox proportional hazards modelHistorical control cohortOptimal medical therapyCardiac resynchronization therapyVentricular ejection fractionProportional hazards modelMultivariable adjustmentEjection fractionICD RegistryResynchronization therapyClinical effectivenessControl cohortNational registryClinical trialsLower riskHazards model
2013
Temporal Trends in Quality of Care Among Recipients of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Dodson JA, Lampert R, Wang Y, Hammill SC, Varosy P, Curtis JP. Temporal Trends in Quality of Care Among Recipients of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Circulation 2013, 129: 580-586. PMID: 24192798, PMCID: PMC3946506, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.003747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal medical therapyCardiac resynchronization therapyAdverse eventsEligible patientsQuality of careICD RegistryPotential confoundersNew York Heart Association class III/IVClass III/IVAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorAngiotensin receptor blockersVentricular ejection fractionNew ICD implantsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorHierarchical logistic regressionCRT eligibilityReceptor blockersEjection fractionMedical therapyResynchronization therapyICD implantsObservational studyCardioverter defibrillatorΒ-blockersPatients