2021
Risk and predictors of mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in patients with sarcoid cardiomyopathy
Higgins AY, Annapureddy AR, Wang Y, Minges KE, Bellumkonda L, Lampert R, Rosenfeld LE, Jacoby DL, Curtis JP, Miller EJ, Freeman JV. Risk and predictors of mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in patients with sarcoid cardiomyopathy. American Heart Journal 2021, 246: 21-31. PMID: 34968442, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillation/flutterChronic lung diseaseCardiac sarcoidosisHeart failureCS patientsNICM patientsICD implantationLung diseaseNew York Heart Association class III heart failureNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryNYHA class IV heart failureClass III heart failureClass IV heart failureImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationKaplan-Meier survival curvesCox proportional hazards modelPredictors of mortalityCardioverter-defibrillator implantationVentricular ejection fractionMultivariable logistic regressionPrior ventricular arrhythmiasProportional hazards modelRate of deathTime of implantationWorldwide differences in primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator utilization and outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Nauffal V, Marstrand P, Han L, Parikh VN, Helms AS, Ingles J, Jacoby D, Lakdawala NK, Kapur S, Michels M, Owens AT, Ashley EA, Pereira AC, Rossano JW, Saberi S, Semsarian C, Ware JS, Wittekind SG, Day S, Olivotto I, Ho CY. Worldwide differences in primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator utilization and outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: 3932-3944. PMID: 36282238, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden cardiac deathAppropriate ICD therapyNon-US sitesHypertrophic cardiomyopathyUS sitesICD therapySCD riskICD recipientsImplantation rateImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation ratesMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator utilizationSarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy RegistryCox proportional hazards modelHCM Risk-SCD scoreICD implantation ratesPrimary prevention ICDsSCD risk factorsRisk stratification algorithmLong-term outcomesLow-risk populationSignificant differencesSCD/Cardiac deathClinical outcomesWorldwide differences in primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator utilization and outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Nauffal V, Marstrand P, Han L, Parikh VN, Helms AS, Ingles J, Jacoby D, Lakdawala NK, Kapur S, Michels M, Owens AT, Ashley EA, Pereira AC, Rossano JW, Saberi S, Semsarian C, Ware JS, Wittekind SG, Day S, Olivotto I, Ho CY. Worldwide differences in primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator utilization and outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: 3932-3944. PMID: 34491319, PMCID: PMC8497072, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden cardiac deathAppropriate ICD therapyNon-US sitesHypertrophic cardiomyopathyUS sitesICD therapySCD riskICD recipientsImplantation rateImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation ratesMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator utilizationSarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy RegistryCox proportional hazards modelHCM Risk-SCD scoreICD implantation ratesPrimary prevention ICDsSCD risk factorsRisk stratification algorithmLong-term outcomesLow-risk populationSignificant differencesSCD/Cardiac deathClinical outcomes
2020
Impact of Preoperative Lymphopenia on Survival Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Park J, Geirsson A, Jacoby D, Bellumkonda L, Ahmad T, Chou J, Lee F, Mangi A, Bonde P. Impact of Preoperative Lymphopenia on Survival Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement. ASAIO Journal 2020, 67: 650-657. PMID: 33074860, DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsolute lymphocyte countCause mortalityLymphopenia groupLeft ventricular assist device patientsVentricular assist device patientsVentricular assist device placementCox proportional hazards modelImpact of lymphopeniaHeart failure populationKaplan-Meier plotsFurther clinical investigationProportional hazards modelLog-rank statisticsDurable LVADPreoperative lymphopeniaLVAD placementLymphocyte countLymphopenic patientsDevice patientsSingle centerPoor outcomePrognostic implicationsALC levelsFailure populationStudy populationSurvival Following Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Implantation in Patients With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Higgins AY, Annapureddy AR, Wang Y, Minges KE, Lampert R, Rosenfeld LE, Jacoby DL, Curtis JP, Miller EJ, Freeman JV. Survival Following Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Implantation in Patients With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016038. PMID: 32867553, PMCID: PMC7726970, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationCardioverter-defibrillator implantationNonischemic cardiomyopathyCardiac amyloidosisDiabetes mellitusCerebrovascular diseaseVentricular tachycardiaMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelsCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsKaplan-Meier survival curvesCox proportional hazards modelPropensity-matched cohortOutcomes of patientsHazards regression modelsProportional hazards modelCause mortalityICD implantationRenal functionMultivariable analysisConclusions MortalityRisk factorsRegistry dataAmyloid cardiomyopathyHigh risk