2021
Comparison of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary U.S. Practice With ISCHEMIA Trial Population
Chatterjee S, Fanaroff AC, Parzynski C, Curtis J, Kolansky DM, Maddox TM, Mukherjee D, Yeh RW, Giri J. Comparison of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary U.S. Practice With ISCHEMIA Trial Population. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 14: 2344-2349. PMID: 34736733, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.08.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable ischemic heart diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionISCHEMIA trialSIHD patientsCoronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryStudy periodHospital mortality rateHigh-risk featuresProportion of patientsTrial inclusion criteriaComparison of patientsIschemic heart diseaseCross-sectional analysisIschemic burdenMedian hospitalAngina symptomsCathPCI RegistryTrial populationComparator groupEnrollment criteriaMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseU.S. patientsInclusion criteria
2010
Regional Variation in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention
Matlock DD, Peterson PN, Heidenreich PA, Lucas FL, Malenka DJ, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Kutner JS, Fisher ES, Masoudi FA. Regional Variation in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 4: 114-121. PMID: 21139094, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.958264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsProportion of patientsTrial inclusion criteriaInclusion criteriaPrimary preventionTrial criteriaPhysician supplyNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorHospital referral regionsRace-adjusted ratesCross-sectional analysisICD implantationICD placementCardioverter defibrillatorReferral regionsData registryPotential overusePatientsICDDeath variesRate ratioService populationGeographic variationRegional variation