2022
Device-Sizing and Associated Complications With Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Findings From the NCDR LAAO Registry
Sandhu A, Varosy P, Du C, Aleong R, Tumolo A, West J, Tzou W, Curtis J, Freeman J, Friedman D, Hess P. Device-Sizing and Associated Complications With Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Findings From the NCDR LAAO Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 15: e012183. PMID: 36472194, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.122.012183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial appendage occlusionAppendage occlusionPericardial effusionLower oddsOversized deviceComposite adverse outcomeNonvalvular atrial fibrillationShort-term complicationsShort-term outcomesSignificant leakDevice embolismSelect patientsAdverse eventsWatchman deviceAssociated complicationsPeridevice leakAtrial fibrillationAdverse outcomesDevice embolizationHigh prevalenceDevice migrationManufacturer's recommendationsPatientsStudy periodUndersized devices
2021
Comparison of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary U.S. Practice With ISCHEMIA Trial Population
Chatterjee S, Fanaroff AC, Parzynski C, Curtis J, Kolansky DM, Maddox TM, Mukherjee D, Yeh RW, Giri J. Comparison of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary U.S. Practice With ISCHEMIA Trial Population. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 14: 2344-2349. PMID: 34736733, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.08.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable ischemic heart diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionISCHEMIA trialSIHD patientsCoronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryStudy periodHospital mortality rateHigh-risk featuresProportion of patientsTrial inclusion criteriaComparison of patientsIschemic heart diseaseCross-sectional analysisIschemic burdenMedian hospitalAngina symptomsCathPCI RegistryTrial populationComparator groupEnrollment criteriaMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseU.S. patientsInclusion criteria
2020
Contemporary Trends, Predictors and Outcomes of Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (From the NCDR Cath PCI Registry)
Nairooz R, Parzynski CS, Curtis JP, Mohsen A, McNulty E, Uretsky BF, Hakeem A. Contemporary Trends, Predictors and Outcomes of Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (From the NCDR Cath PCI Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 130: 37-45. PMID: 32665131, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery perforationAdverse eventsCardiogenic shockStudy periodCoronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) PCISaphenous vein graft percutaneous coronary interventionProportion of PCIsVein graft percutaneous coronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryGraft percutaneous coronary interventionLargest real-world experienceCTO percutaneous coronary interventionComplex percutaneous coronary interventionMultivariable logistic regression modelNon-CP patientsOutcome of perforationTotal PCI volumeUse of atherectomyType C lesionsCoronary artery bypassHigh rateLife-threatening complicationsConcomitant significant increase
2019
Institutional Variation in Quality of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Implantation: A Cohort Study.
Ranasinghe I, Labrosciano C, Horton D, Ganesan A, Curtis JP, Krumholz HM, McGavigan A, Hossain S, Air T, Hariharaputhiran S. Institutional Variation in Quality of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Implantation: A Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 171: 309-317. PMID: 31357210, DOI: 10.7326/m18-2810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular implantable electronic devicesComplication rateCohort studyCIED complicationsCardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) implantationMajor device-related complicationsDays of dischargeDevice-related complicationsProcedure-related complicationsImplantable electronic devicesPPM implantationMajor complicationsICD placementDevice implantationElective proceduresComplicationsHospitalCare qualityStudy periodPatientsAdministrative dataInstitutional variationNational averageImplantation
2018
Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015
Desai NR, Bourdillon PM, Parzynski CS, Brindis RG, Spatz ES, Masters C, Minges KE, Peterson P, Masoudi FA, Oetgen WJ, Buxton A, Zipes DP, Curtis JP. Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015. JAMA 2018, 320: 63-71. PMID: 29971398, PMCID: PMC6583049, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsNon-Medicare beneficiariesAbsolute decreaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistrySerial cross-sectional analysisStudy periodImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorRelative decreaseCross-sectional analysisProportion of devicesInitial ICDICD RegistryPrimary preventionCardioverter defibrillatorMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesUS hospitalsHospital groupHospitalICDMore rapid decreasesModest decreaseDepartmentMedicareUS DepartmentVentricular septal rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction: Incidence, treatment, and outcomes among medicare beneficiaries 1999–2014
Goldsweig AM, Wang Y, Forrest JK, Cleman MW, Minges KE, Mangi AA, Aronow HD, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Ventricular septal rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction: Incidence, treatment, and outcomes among medicare beneficiaries 1999–2014. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 92: 1104-1115. PMID: 29513365, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionVentricular septal ruptureTimely primary PCIMortality ratePrimary PCIPercutaneous repairSeptal ruptureMyocardial infarctionRetrospective cohort studyUnadjusted mortality ratesUnrepaired patientsVSR repairFatal complicationCohort studyAnnual incidenceMedicare feeService beneficiariesPatientsIncidenceStudy periodMortalityHospitalizationInfarctionRepairPCI
2015
Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization and Trends in Utilization, Patient Selection, and Appropriateness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Desai NR, Bradley SM, Parzynski CS, Nallamothu BK, Chan PS, Spertus JA, Patel MR, Ader J, Soufer A, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization and Trends in Utilization, Patient Selection, and Appropriateness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA 2015, 314: 2045-2053. PMID: 26551163, PMCID: PMC5459470, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.13764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonacute percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionAppropriate use criteriaInappropriate percutaneous coronary interventionHospital-level variationCoronary revascularizationPatient selectionUse criteriaCoronary interventionStudy periodAppropriateness of PCINational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryProportion of PCIsMultivessel coronary artery diseaseHigh-risk findingsCoronary artery diseaseAnnual PCI volumesCross-sectional analysisAngina severityAntianginal medicationsAcute indicationsCathPCI RegistryArtery diseasePCI volumePCI proceduresUse of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Sandhu A, McCoy LA, Negi SI, Hameed I, Atri P, Al'Aref SJ, Curtis J, McNulty E, Anderson HV, Shroff A, Menegus M, Swaminathan RV, Gurm H, Messenger J, Wang T, Bradley SM. Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation 2015, 132: 1243-1251. PMID: 26286905, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.014451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-aortic balloon pumpPercutaneous coronary interventionMechanical circulatory supportUse of IABPCardiogenic shockCirculatory supportCoronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCISetting of PCIStudy periodProportion of patientsHospital-level variationLarge national registryHalf of hospitalsBalloon pumpNational registryPatientsHospitalInterventionConcurrent increaseSettingTemporal trendsCathPCIRegistryContemporary use
2014
In-Hospital Switching Between Clopidogrel and Prasugrel Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Bagai A, Wang Y, Wang TY, Curtis JP, Gurm HS, Shah B, Cheema AN, Peterson ED, Saucedo JF, Granger CB, Roe MT, Bhatt DL, McNamara RL, Alexander KP. In-Hospital Switching Between Clopidogrel and Prasugrel Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2014, 7: 585-593. PMID: 25097196, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.114.001555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAge FactorsAgedClopidogrelDrug SubstitutionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPiperazinesPostoperative ComplicationsPractice Guidelines as TopicPrasugrel HydrochloridePurinergic P2Y Receptor AntagonistsRecurrenceRegistriesRisk FactorsThiophenesThrombosisTiclopidineUnited StatesConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionHospital coronary artery bypassIntervention Outcomes Network RegistryStudy periodAcute Coronary TreatmentHierarchical logistic regression modelingCoronary artery bypassRecurrent ischemic eventsHours of admissionPrevious cerebrovascular eventsRandomized clinical trialsAcute myocardial infarctionADP receptor inhibitorsLogistic regression modelingPrivate health insurance coverageHealth insurance coverageHospital bleedingHospital switchingAngiographic characteristicsArtery bypassCerebrovascular eventsContemporary US practiceCoronary Treatment
2012
Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry)
Dodson JA, Wang Y, Chaudhry SI, Curtis JP. Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 110: 1-6. PMID: 22475362, PMCID: PMC3666171, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIBleeding-avoidance strategiesST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionUndergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionDirect thrombin inhibitorVascular closure deviceYears of ageBleeding complicationsCathPCI RegistryMultivariable analysisRadial accessClosure deviceHigh riskBleedingPatientsThrombin inhibitorsInfarctionLow bleedingStudy period
2011
Operator Experience and Carotid Stenting Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries
Nallamothu BK, Gurm HS, Ting HH, Goodney PP, Rogers MA, Curtis JP, Dimick JB, Bates ER, Krumholz HM, Birkmeyer JD. Operator Experience and Carotid Stenting Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA 2011, 306: 1338-1343. PMID: 21954477, PMCID: PMC3208144, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAtherosclerosisCarotid StenosisCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Clinical CompetenceFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHospital MortalityHumansInsurance CoverageMaleMedicarePhysiciansQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesStentsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAnnual operator volumeCarotid stentingOperator volumeMedicare beneficiariesNational coverage decisionHigh riskOperator experienceStudy periodThirty-day mortalityEmbolic protection devicesHigh-volume operatorsLow-volume operatorsService Medicare beneficiariesLow annual volumeMultivariable adjustmentOlder patientsRate of failureClinical trialsCoverage decisionsObservational studyMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsClinical practiceStentingMore procedures
2009
Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization
Ross JS, Chen J, Lin Z, Bueno H, Curtis JP, Keenan PS, Normand SL, Schreiner G, Spertus JA, Vidán MT, Wang Y, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization. Circulation Heart Failure 2009, 3: 97-103. PMID: 19903931, PMCID: PMC2830811, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.109.885210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause readmission rateReadmission ratesHeart failureRecent national trendsHospital variationService beneficiariesAcute-care nonfederal hospitalsUS acute care hospitalsHeart failure hospitalizationHospital readmission ratesAcute care hospitalsNational trendsNational Quality ForumMedicare administrative dataDistinct hospitalizationsFailure hospitalizationMultiple comorbiditiesCare hospitalNonfederal hospitalsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationHospitalQuality ForumStudy periodAdministrative data
2007
Impact of the Food and Drug Administration’s Public Health Notification on the Adoption of Drug-Eluting Stents
Curtis JP, Cohen DJ, Jones PG, Bach RG, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Impact of the Food and Drug Administration’s Public Health Notification on the Adoption of Drug-Eluting Stents. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 99: 1227-1229. PMID: 17478147, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.12.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health notificationDrug-eluting stentsDES useDrug Administration Public Health NotificationsUse of DESDrug Administration NotificationProspective registryMyocardial infarctionDES safetyClinical practiceStudy periodStentsRelative decreaseTemporary effectInfarctionPatientsNotificationFoodRegistryDramatic increase