2020
Contemporary Trends, Predictors and Outcomes of Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (From the NCDR Cath PCI Registry)
Nairooz R, Parzynski CS, Curtis JP, Mohsen A, McNulty E, Uretsky BF, Hakeem A. Contemporary Trends, Predictors and Outcomes of Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (From the NCDR Cath PCI Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 130: 37-45. PMID: 32665131, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary OcclusionCoronary VesselsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsMaleMiddle AgedPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesRisk AssessmentConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery perforationAdverse eventsCardiogenic shockStudy periodCoronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) PCISaphenous vein graft percutaneous coronary interventionProportion of PCIsVein graft percutaneous coronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryGraft percutaneous coronary interventionLargest real-world experienceCTO percutaneous coronary interventionComplex percutaneous coronary interventionMultivariable logistic regression modelNon-CP patientsOutcome of perforationTotal PCI volumeUse of atherectomyType C lesionsCoronary artery bypassHigh rateLife-threatening complicationsConcomitant significant increase
2009
Association of Physician Certification and Outcomes Among Patients Receiving an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
Curtis JP, Luebbert JJ, Wang Y, Rathore SS, Chen J, Heidenreich PA, Hammill SC, Lampert RI, Krumholz HM. Association of Physician Certification and Outcomes Among Patients Receiving an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator. JAMA 2009, 301: 1661-1670. PMID: 19383957, PMCID: PMC2805129, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac ElectrophysiologyCertificationClinical CompetenceDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsLogistic ModelsMaleMedicineMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePhysiciansPostoperative ComplicationsProsthesis ImplantationRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSpecializationTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsCRT-D devicesThoracic surgeonsICD implantationPhysician certificationImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) proceduresRetrospective cohort studyCardiac resynchronization therapyPatients meeting criteriaRisk of complicationsProcedural complication rateImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsCohort studyComplication rateICD RegistryResynchronization therapyProcedural complicationsIndependent associationPhysician specialtyCardioverter defibrillatorHigh riskPatientsMeeting criteriaNonelectrophysiologists