2021
Longitudinal Outcomes Associated With Non-Evidence-Based Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Among Medicare Beneficiaries (From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry)
Daimee UA, Aslam F, Parzynski CS, Desai NR, Curtis JP. Longitudinal Outcomes Associated With Non-Evidence-Based Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Among Medicare Beneficiaries (From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 155: 64-71. PMID: 34315569, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICD implantationRisk of mortalityICD implantationHeart failureICD RegistryMortality riskNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryPivotal randomized clinical trialsHospital adverse eventsSevere heart failureRecent myocardial infarctionCause hospital readmissionRandomized clinical trialsSimilar mortality riskLongitudinal outcomesImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorGreater mortality riskCause hospitalizationCause mortalityCoronary revascularizationAdverse eventsHospital readmissionICD recipientsDevice implantationPrimary preventionPredicting In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Castro-Dominguez YS, Wang Y, Minges KE, McNamara RL, Spertus JA, Dehmer GJ, Messenger JC, Lavin K, Anderson C, Blankinship K, Mercado N, Clary JM, Osborne AD, Curtis JP, Cavender MA. Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 78: 216-229. PMID: 33957239, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.04.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionHospital mortalityQuality improvement effortsCoronary interventionDevelopment cohortValidation cohortRisk-standardized mortality ratesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesBedside risk scoreHigh-risk patientsIn-Hospital MortalityHospital mortality riskRisk of mortalityLevel of consciousnessProcedural urgencyCathPCI RegistryClinical presentationRisk cohortRisk stratificationCardiovascular instabilityCardiac arrestMortality riskRisk scoreClinical acuityClinical relevance
2020
Mortality and readmission in non-ischemic compared with ischemic cardiomyopathies after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation
Freeman J, Bjerre J, Parzynski C, Minges K, Ahmad T, Desai N, Enriquez A, Spatz E, Friedman D, Curtis J, Hlatky M, Higgins A. Mortality and readmission in non-ischemic compared with ischemic cardiomyopathies after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.0788. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationPrimary prevention ICDsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationIschemic cardiomyopathyICM patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCox proportional hazards regression modelPrimary prevention ICD implantationLeft ventricular ejection fractionProportional hazards regression modelsOne-year mortalityHeart failure readmissionVentricular ejection fractionKaplan-Meier curvesHazards regression modelsRisk of mortalityMedian followCause readmissionICD implantationEjection fractionHeart failureHospital readmissionICD RegistryPatient subgroupsComparison of Mortality and Readmission in Non-Ischemic Versus Ischemic Cardiomyopathy After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Higgins AY, Bjerre J, Parzynski CS, Minges KE, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Enriquez A, Spatz ES, Friedman DJ, Curtis JP, Hlatky MA, Freeman JV. Comparison of Mortality and Readmission in Non-Ischemic Versus Ischemic Cardiomyopathy After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 133: 116-125. PMID: 32862971, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.07.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationCardioverter-defibrillator implantationICM patientsIschemic cardiomyopathyNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCox proportional hazards regression modelPrimary prevention ICD implantationLeft ventricular ejection fractionProportional hazards regression modelsPrimary prevention ICDsRetrospective cohort studyVentricular ejection fractionKaplan-Meier curvesHazards regression modelsRisk of mortalityComparison of mortalityMedian followCohort studyICD implantationEjection fractionHeart failureHospital readmissionICD RegistryPatient subgroups
2017
Long-term morbidity and mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation with procedural complication: A report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Kipp R, Hsu JC, Freeman J, Curtis J, Bao H, Hoffmayer KS. Long-term morbidity and mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation with procedural complication: A report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Heart Rhythm 2017, 15: 847-854. PMID: 28987459, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.09.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityMedicare beneficiariesICD implantationProcedural complicationsHospital characteristicsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysisNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCox proportional hazards regression analysisFirst-time ICD recipientsImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryProportional hazards regression analysisKaplan-Meier survival analysisLong-term morbidityPredictors of mortalityCardioverter-defibrillator implantationOccurrence of complicationsRetrospective registry studyAcute procedural complicationsHazards regression analysisLong-term outcomesRisk of mortalityMortality 3 yearsIndex hospitalizationRegistry studyAddition of Blood Pressure and Weight Transmissions to Standard Remote Monitoring of Implantable Defibrillators and its Association with Mortality and Rehospitalization
Al-Chekakie MO, Bao H, Jones PW, Stein KM, Marzec L, Varosy PD, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP, Akar JG. Addition of Blood Pressure and Weight Transmissions to Standard Remote Monitoring of Implantable Defibrillators and its Association with Mortality and Rehospitalization. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003087. PMID: 28506978, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure dataImplantable defibrillatorsRemote patient monitoringTransmission of weightHeart failure hospitalizationImpaired ejection fractionCardiac resynchronization therapyCox regression modelRisk of mortalityLogistic regression modelsRoutine weightCause hospitalizationFailure hospitalizationBlood pressureCardiovascular hospitalizationEjection fractionResynchronization therapyRegression modelsDevice implantationService patientsHospital characteristicsIndependent associationImproved outcomesLandmark analysisSimilar risk