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 registry
2009
Clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcome of patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis referred for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation
Aggarwal A, Wang Y, Rumsfeld JS, Curtis JP, Heidenreich PA, Registry C. Clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcome of patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis referred for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. Heart Rhythm 2009, 6: 1565-1571. PMID: 19879533, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationESRD patientsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationICD implantationHospital complicationsTotal complicationsHospital stayPrimary preventionEnd-stage renal disease patientsEnd-stage renal diseaseComorbid medical conditionsRenal disease patientsHigh rateERSD patientsHospital mortalityHospital outcomesClinical characteristicsAngiotensin inhibitorsClinical profileICD RegistryMajor complicationsPrimary outcomeRenal diseaseMultivariable analysisDevice implantation