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Sport Participation in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Lampert R. Sport Participation in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Current Treatment Options In Cardiovascular Medicine 2019, 21: 66. PMID: 31728782, DOI: 10.1007/s11936-019-0772-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorCardioverter defibrillatorSports participationAHA/ACCRecent consensus statementIIb recommendationICD patientsCardiovascular diseaseConsensus statementConsensus recommendationsPhysical activityInterscholastic athletesYounger subgroupPatientsCompetitive sportsAthletesAthletic eligibilitySubanalysesArrhythmiasRegistryInjuryDefibrillatorDisease
2024
Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Death and Hospitalization in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Rosman L, Lampert R, Wang K, Gehi A, Dziura J, Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Brandt C, Sears S, Burg M. Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Death and Hospitalization in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024 PMID: 39570241, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorYear of device implantationAll-cause mortalityCardiac resynchronization therapyDeath/HF hospitalizationValidation cohortHeart failureDevice implantationTime of ICD implantationArea under the receiver-operating characteristic curveMedian follow-upReceiver-operating characteristic curvePredicting all-cause mortalityImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator patientsVeterans Health AdministrationPersonalized risk estimatesImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorResynchronization therapyBaseline demographicsICD implantationTraining cohortTrajectories of individual patientsProspective studyComposite outcomeContinuum of riskDevices and Athletics Decision-Making Around Return to Play
Kay B, Lampert R. Devices and Athletics Decision-Making Around Return to Play. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics 2024, 16: 81-92. PMID: 38280816, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2023.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSports participationSafety of sports participationSports-related deathsEmergency action planImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorAthletic cohortObservational registry dataCompetitive athletesAthletic activityRegistry dataAthletesExternal resuscitationOptimization of medical therapyAction planSocietal recommendationsSportsParticipantsCardioverter defibrillatorMedical therapyResuscitationCohortDevice settingsInappropriate shocksRecommendationsDefibrillationSafety of Sports for Patients with Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (SPORT S-ICD): study rationale and protocol
Chorin E, Lampert R, Bijsterveld N, Knops R, Wilde A, Heidbuchel H, Krahn A, Goldenberg I, Rosso R, Viskin D, Frydman S, Lupu L, Viskin S. Safety of Sports for Patients with Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (SPORT S-ICD): study rationale and protocol. Heart Rhythm O2 2024, 5: 182-188. PMID: 38560377, PMCID: PMC10980925, DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2024.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSports participationSafety of sports participationContinuation of sportsSports activitiesSafety of sportsReturn to sportShared-decision makingImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorCompetitive sportsSportsClinical decision-makingBaseline assessmentTesting hypothesesStudy coordinatorsDecision-makingStudy rationaleObservational studyParticipantsAthletesBaseline characteristicsNon-interventionalSubcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillatorS-ICDSafetyS-ICD system
2013
Safety of Sports for Athletes With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Lampert R, Olshansky B, Heidbuchel H, Lawless C, Saarel E, Ackerman M, Calkins H, Estes NA, Link MS, Maron BJ, Marcus F, Scheinman M, Wilkoff BL, Zipes DP, Berul CI, Cheng A, Law I, Loomis M, Barth C, Brandt C, Dziura J, Li F, Cannom D. Safety of Sports for Athletes With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Circulation 2013, 127: 2021-2030. PMID: 23690453, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.112.000447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityImplantable cardioverter defibrillator patientsSafety of sportsCardioverter-defibrillator patientsVentricular arrhythmia episodesImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorSports participationHigh-risk sportsAppropriate shocksMedian ageClinical outcomesVentricular arrhythmiasInformed physicianMedical recordsClinical dataLead malfunctionCardioverter defibrillatorCommon sportsArrhythmia episodesPatient decisionCompetitive athletesPrimary endArrhythmiasICDPhone interviews
2012
Patients’ Attitudes and Perceptions of Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillators: Potential Barriers to Appropriate Primary Prophylaxis
YUHAS J, MATTOCKS K, GRAVELIN L, REMETZ M, FOLEY J, FAZIO R, LAMPERT R. Patients’ Attitudes and Perceptions of Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillators: Potential Barriers to Appropriate Primary Prophylaxis. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2012, 35: 1179-1187. PMID: 22897624, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03497.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden cardiac deathICD referralPrimary prophylaxisPatients' attitudesPotential patient-related barriersPrimary prevention candidatesOutpatient cardiology clinicPatient-related barriersRecords of patientsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorLife-prolonging interventionsCardiac deathEjection fractionPhysician recommendationSurgical riskCardiology clinicICD placementOpen-ended interview guideCardioverter defibrillatorLifestyle changesICD prophylaxisPatientsProphylaxisReferralICD
2009
Anger-Induced T-Wave Alternans Predicts Future Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Lampert R, Shusterman V, Burg M, McPherson C, Batsford W, Goldberg A, Soufer R. Anger-Induced T-Wave Alternans Predicts Future Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2009, 53: 774-778. PMID: 19245968, PMCID: PMC3979284, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.10.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillationFuture ventricular arrhythmiasT-wave alternansVentricular arrhythmiasVentricular fibrillationSpontaneous ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillationHigher TWAImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorEjection fractionHighest quartileTWA testingWide QRSClinical arrhythmiaAmbulatory electrocardiographyLowest quartileFuture arrhythmiasSudden deathCardioverter defibrillatorClinical roleMultivariable regressionPatientsArrhythmiasRepolarization instabilityStress protocolSignificant predictors