2018
Ventricular Fibrillation Conversion Testing After Implantation of a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Friedman DJ, Parzynski CS, Heist EK, Russo AM, Akar JG, Freeman JV, Curtis JP, Al-Khatib SM. Ventricular Fibrillation Conversion Testing After Implantation of a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. Circulation 2018, 137: 2463-2477. PMID: 29463509, PMCID: PMC5988932, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.032167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorS-ICD implantationLogistic regression analysisInhospital complicationsPatient characteristicsCT testingS-ICDsCardioverter defibrillatorConversion testingPrior implantable cardioverter defibrillatorHigher body mass indexMultivariable logistic regression analysisLarger body surface areaSubcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillatorTransvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillatorInhospital adverse eventsLow ejection fractionAvailable patient characteristicsBody mass indexBody surface areaFirst-time recipientsMaximum device outputRegression analysisPredictors of useInsufficient safety margin
2014
Survival After Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Hess PL, Hellkamp AS, Peterson ED, Sanders GD, Al-Khalidi HR, Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Pun PH, Curtis JP, Anstrom KJ, Hammill SC, Al-Khatib SM. Survival After Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2014, 7: 793-799. PMID: 25038119, PMCID: PMC4206571, DOI: 10.1161/circep.114.001455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCause of DeathChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableElectric CountershockFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidneyLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient SelectionPrimary PreventionProportional Hazards ModelsProsthesis DesignRegistriesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsChronic kidney diseasePrimary prevention ICD placementRisk of deathICD placementCKD severityKidney diseaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryPrimary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementGlomerular filtration rate 30Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator candidatesEnd-stage renal diseaseImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementSocial Security Death Master FileHeart failure symptomsLow ejection fractionGlomerular filtration rateRate of deathDeath Master FileICD candidacyCKD stageDiabetes mellitusEjection fractionICD RegistryRenal diseaseSerum sodiumRisk Stratification for Long-Term Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Wu C, Camacho FT, King SB, Walford G, Holmes DR, Stamato NJ, Berger PB, Sharma S, Curtis JP, Venditti FJ, Jacobs AK, Hannan EL. Risk Stratification for Long-Term Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2014, 7: 80-87. PMID: 24425588, PMCID: PMC4121885, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.113.000475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCox proportional hazards modelLong-term mortalityProportional hazards modelSimple risk scoreRisk of deathRisk scoreHazards modelCoronary interventionVital statusRisk factorsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryExtreme body mass indexPoint-based risk scorePreprocedural risk factorsSimplified risk scoreUnstable hemodynamic stateBypass graft surgeryLow ejection fractionNational Death IndexBody mass indexPatients' vital statusSeparate risk factorsMultivessel disease
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