2015
Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Sandhu A, McCoy LA, Negi SI, Hameed I, Atri P, Al'Aref SJ, Curtis J, McNulty E, Anderson HV, Shroff A, Menegus M, Swaminathan RV, Gurm H, Messenger J, Wang T, Bradley SM. Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation 2015, 132: 1243-1251. PMID: 26286905, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.014451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-aortic balloon pumpPercutaneous coronary interventionMechanical circulatory supportUse of IABPCardiogenic shockCirculatory supportCoronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCISetting of PCIStudy periodProportion of patientsHospital-level variationLarge national registryHalf of hospitalsBalloon pumpNational registryPatientsHospitalInterventionConcurrent increaseSettingTemporal trendsCathPCIRegistryContemporary use
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