2020
Periprocedural Risk and Survival Associated With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement in Older Patients With Advanced Heart Failure
Fudim M, Ali-Ahmed F, Parzynski CS, Ambrosy AP, Friedman DJ, Pokorney SD, Curtis JP, Fonarow GC, Masoudi FA, Hernandez AF, Al-Khatib SM. Periprocedural Risk and Survival Associated With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement in Older Patients With Advanced Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 5: 643-651. PMID: 32211811, PMCID: PMC7097837, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced heart failureAdvanced HF populationHeart transplant listingPeriprocedural complication rateHeart failureSudden cardiac deathComparator groupVentricular assist deviceInotrope useTransplant listingCardiac deathComplication rateHF populationPrimary preventionCardiac arrestNew York Heart Association class IV symptomsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryAssist deviceLeft ventricular ejection fractionImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementAdvanced HF groupClass IV symptomsFirst-time ICDLeft ventricular assist deviceNYHA class IIComparison of left ventricular lead upgrade vs continued medical care among patients eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy at the time of defibrillator generator replacement: Predictors of left ventricular lead upgrade and associations with long-term outcomes
Hyman MC, Bao H, Curtis JP, Minges K, Schaller RD, Birgersdotter-Green U, Marchlinski FE, Hsu JC. Comparison of left ventricular lead upgrade vs continued medical care among patients eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy at the time of defibrillator generator replacement: Predictors of left ventricular lead upgrade and associations with long-term outcomes. Heart Rhythm 2020, 17: 1878-1886. PMID: 32497762, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.05.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyCRT-eligible patientsCRT upgradeResynchronization therapyClinical outcomesNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryGenerator replacementPeriprocedural complication rateLeft ventricular leadSubpopulation of patientsLong-term outcomesICD generator replacementHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsSecondary endpointsCause mortalityPrimary endpointComplication rateICD RegistryProcedural complicationsMedical managementICD populationNational registryVentricular leadClaims data
2018
Periprocedural Risk and Survival after ICD Placement in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure
Fudim M, Parzynski C, Pokorney S, Ambrosy A, Friedman D, Curtis J, Fonarow G, Masoudi F, Hernandez A, Al-Khatib S. Periprocedural Risk and Survival after ICD Placement in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: s63. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced heart failureOrthotopic heart transplantNYHA class IV symptomsClass IV symptomsPrimary prevention ICDsPeriprocedural complication rateHeart failureInitial ICDHF patientsComplication rateICD RegistryPrimary preventionCardiac arrestNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryDiagnosis of HFCause survival ratesICD/CRTNYHA class IVAdvanced HF patientsIschemic heart diseaseAdditional prospective researchSudden cardiac deathCRT-D devicesSudden cardiac arrestCox hazard model
2017
Complications Associated With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease or Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy (From the NCDR® Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry)
Gleva MJ, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Berul CI, Huddleston CB, Poole JE. Complications Associated With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease or Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy (From the NCDR® Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1891-1898. PMID: 28917495, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.07.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseComplication rateVentricular noncompaction cardiomyopathyHeart diseaseHospital complicationsEbstein's anomalyCardiac resynchronizationSeptal defectNoncompaction cardiomyopathyImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationDual chamberAcute lead dislodgmentsSingle-chamber ICDCardioverter-defibrillator implantationPeriprocedural complication rateGreater complication rateVentricular septal defectTetralogy of FallotAtrial septal defectImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorChildhood heart diseaseSingle-chamber devicesChi-square testHospital deathAdult patients