2020
Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation
Annapureddy AR, Henien S, Wang Y, Minges KE, Ross JS, Spatz ES, Desai NR, Peterson PN, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP. Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation. JAMA 2020, 324: 1755-1764. PMID: 33141208, PMCID: PMC7610190, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.17436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRT-D implantationCRT-D devicesCross-sectional studyNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryFirst-time ICDFirst-time implantationProportion of patientsEntire study cohortDevice selectionProportion of devicesICD implantationICD RegistryPrimary outcomeCardiac resynchronizationStudy cohortPatient groupMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsPhysiciansICDAbsolute differenceImplantationManufacturer CHigher total paymentsAssociation
2016
Long-Term Risk for Device-Related Complications and Reoperations After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: An Observational Cohort Study.
Ranasinghe I, Parzynski CS, Freeman JV, Dreyer RP, Ross JS, Akar JG, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Long-Term Risk for Device-Related Complications and Reoperations After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: An Observational Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2016, 165: 20-29. PMID: 27135392, DOI: 10.7326/m15-2732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICD-related complicationsNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryObservational cohort studyDevice-related complicationsICD implantationLong-term riskCohort studyMedicare feeNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementCardioverter-defibrillator implantationService claims dataCRT-D devicesSingle-chamber devicesCumulative incidenceNonfatal outcomesICD RegistryService patientsBlack raceFemale sexReoperationAmerican CollegeClaims dataComplications