2020
Utilization Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy
Madias C, Parzynski CS, Burrows A, Minges KE, Curtis JP, Doukky R. Utilization Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1714-1717. PMID: 32273036, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.02.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence, predictors and complications with defibrillation threshold testing in pediatric patients: Results from the NCDR
Prutkin JM, Wang Y, Escudero CA, Stephenson EA, Minges KE, Curtis JP, Hsu JC. Prevalence, predictors and complications with defibrillation threshold testing in pediatric patients: Results from the NCDR. International Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 305: 44-49. PMID: 31980272, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildDefibrillators, ImplantableElectric CountershockHumansLength of StayPrevalenceRegistriesRetrospective StudiesVentricular FibrillationConceptsInadequate defibrillation safety marginDefibrillation safety marginDFT testingDefibrillation threshold testingHospital complicationsPediatric patientsHospital stayICD recipientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryThreshold testingLowest successful energyProlonged hospital stayRisk of complicationsTransvenous ICD implantationHospital dischargeICD implantationMultivariable adjustmentICD RegistryPediatric populationRetrospective analysisLower oddsComplicationsPatientsTesting useLittle data
2019
Association of Physician Specialty With Long-Term Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Complication and Reoperations Rates
Chui PW, Wang Y, Ranasinghe I, Mitiku TY, Seto AH, Rosman L, Lampert R, Minges KE, Enriquez AD, Curtis JP. Association of Physician Specialty With Long-Term Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Complication and Reoperations Rates. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005374. PMID: 31185734, PMCID: PMC7412734, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.005374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overClinical CompetenceDefibrillators, ImplantableElectric CountershockFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMedicarePostoperative ComplicationsPractice Patterns, Physicians'RegistriesReoperationRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSpecializationTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsLong-term device-related complicationsDevice-related complicationsICD implantationLong-term outcomesPhysician specialtyGeneral cardiologistsThoracic surgeonsHigh riskNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryLong-term adverse outcomesImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationPhysician specialty trainingCardioverter-defibrillator implantationCumulative incidence rateCase-mix adjusted ratesReoperation rateBackground PatientsConclusions PatientsICD RegistryPrimary outcomeAdverse outcomesIncidence rateInterventional cardiologistsAdjusted ratesReoperationCardiac Resynchronization Defibrillator Therapy for Nonspecific Intraventricular Conduction Delay Versus Right Bundle Branch Block
Kawata H, Bao H, Curtis JP, Minges KE, Mitiku T, Birgersdotter-Green U, Feld GK, Hsu JC. Cardiac Resynchronization Defibrillator Therapy for Nonspecific Intraventricular Conduction Delay Versus Right Bundle Branch Block. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 3082-3099. PMID: 31221257, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonspecific intraventricular conduction delayRight bundle branch blockCardiac resynchronization therapyCRT-D implantationCRT-eligible patientsBundle branch blockQRS durationHazard ratioBranch blockBetter outcomesCardiac resynchronization defibrillator therapyMultivariable adjusted hazard ratiosAdjusted hazard ratioIntraventricular conduction delayCareful patient selectionEligible patientsDefibrillator therapyMultivariable adjustmentResynchronization therapyClinical outcomesPatient selectionConduction abnormalitiesRegistry dataConduction delayPatients
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