2021
Impact of insurance status on ICD implantation practice patterns: Insights from the NCDR ICD registry
Ahmed I, Merchant FM, Curtis JP, Parzynski CS, Lampert R. Impact of insurance status on ICD implantation practice patterns: Insights from the NCDR ICD registry. American Heart Journal 2021, 235: 44-53. PMID: 33503408, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal medical therapyInsurance statusNCDR ICD RegistryMedical therapyComplication rateICD RegistryUninsured patientsCardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillatorPrivate insurancePropensity-weighted analysisSingle-chamber devicesPrimary preventionMean ageICD implantsPractice patternsTreatment weightingImplantation practicePatientsInverse probabilityTherapyInsurance coverageFurther studiesRegistryMedicareStatus
2015
State Mandated Public Reporting and Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States
Cavender MA, Joynt KE, Parzynski CS, Resnic FS, Rumsfeld JS, Moscucci M, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP, Peterson ED, Gurm HS. State Mandated Public Reporting and Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 115: 1494-1501. PMID: 25891991, PMCID: PMC6948713, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionHospital mortalityCoronary interventionPublic reportingMost percutaneous coronary interventionsOutcomes of patientsReporting statesMandatory public reportingHealth care qualityCathPCI RegistryHospital readmissionPatient characteristicsMyocardial infarctionPatientsObserved riskCare qualityMortalityOutcomesFurther studiesPotential strategyInterventionUnited StatesRiskDaysReporting