2020
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
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
Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients Who Undergo Placement of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Baskar S, Bao H, Minges KE, Spar DS, Czosek RJ. Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients Who Undergo Placement of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2018, 11: e006542. PMID: 30354291, DOI: 10.1161/circep.118.006542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableDevice RemovalElectric CountershockFemaleHumansMalePrimary PreventionProsthesis FailureRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorPediatric patientsPediatric cohortCardioverter defibrillatorNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryWorse New York Heart Association classNew York Heart Association classSecondary prevention ICD implantationInhospital complication rateStructural heart diseaseSingle-chamber devicesComplication rateEbstein's anomalyICD implantationInhospital complicationsPatient characteristicsAssociation classICD recipientsICD RegistryNonischemic cardiomyopathyRetrospective reviewCardiac resynchronizationDevice implantationPrimary preventionICD implants