2020
Comparison of left ventricular lead upgrade vs continued medical care among patients eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy at the time of defibrillator generator replacement: Predictors of left ventricular lead upgrade and associations with long-term outcomes
Hyman MC, Bao H, Curtis JP, Minges K, Schaller RD, Birgersdotter-Green U, Marchlinski FE, Hsu JC. Comparison of left ventricular lead upgrade vs continued medical care among patients eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy at the time of defibrillator generator replacement: Predictors of left ventricular lead upgrade and associations with long-term outcomes. Heart Rhythm 2020, 17: 1878-1886. PMID: 32497762, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.05.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyCRT-eligible patientsCRT upgradeResynchronization therapyClinical outcomesNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryGenerator replacementPeriprocedural complication rateLeft ventricular leadSubpopulation of patientsLong-term outcomesICD generator replacementHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsSecondary endpointsCause mortalityPrimary endpointComplication rateICD RegistryProcedural complicationsMedical managementICD populationNational registryVentricular leadClaims data
2017
QUADRIPOLAR VERSUS BIPOLAR LEFT VENTRICULAR LEADS IN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE NCDR
Hakemi E, Doukky R, Parzynski C, Curtis J, Madias C. QUADRIPOLAR VERSUS BIPOLAR LEFT VENTRICULAR LEADS IN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE NCDR. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2017, 69: 335. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)33724-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research