Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry Risk Score Models for Acute Procedural Complications or Death After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Haines DE, Wang Y, Curtis J. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry Risk Score Models for Acute Procedural Complications or Death After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. Circulation 2011, 123: 2069-2076. PMID: 21537001, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.959676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationSimple risk scoreCardioverter-defibrillator implantationAdverse eventsRisk scoreLower riskNew York Heart Association class IIILow-risk subsetPrior valve surgeryAcute procedural complicationsChronic lung diseaseRisk stratification schemaAvailable clinical variablesBlood urea nitrogenIntensity of careRisk score modelLogistic regression modelsHospital complicationsAcute complicationsHospital deathValve surgeryICD implantationPostprocedural complicationsICD RegistryProcedural complications