2012
Impact of Community Wealth on Use of Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillators for Heart Failure Patients
Farmer S, Tuohy E, Small D, Wang Y, Groeneveld P. Impact of Community Wealth on Use of Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillators for Heart Failure Patients. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 798-807. PMID: 23093561, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.965509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiac Resynchronization TherapyCardiac Resynchronization Therapy DevicesChi-Square DistributionCommunity Health ServicesDefibrillators, ImplantableEconomics, HospitalElectric CountershockFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHeart FailureHumansIncomeLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioRegistriesResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyHospital resourcesNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryHeart failure patientsHeart failure therapyPatient-level variablesMajor health policy concernFailure patientsFailure therapyInsurance statusHospital characteristicsPatient stayCardiovascular disease treatmentHealth policy concernData registryPatientsPatient volumeMedian household incomeHealth policyTherapyInsurance coverageSignificant predictorsDisease treatmentHospital ownershipAverage median household income
2011
Optimal Medical Therapy Use Among Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillators: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Miller AL, Wang Y, Curtis J, Masoudi FA, Buxton AE, Wang TY. Optimal Medical Therapy Use Among Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillators: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 172: 64-67. PMID: 22082711, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.466.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Regional Variation in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention
Matlock DD, Peterson PN, Heidenreich PA, Lucas FL, Malenka DJ, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Kutner JS, Fisher ES, Masoudi FA. Regional Variation in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 4: 114-121. PMID: 21139094, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.958264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsProportion of patientsTrial inclusion criteriaInclusion criteriaPrimary preventionTrial criteriaPhysician supplyNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorHospital referral regionsRace-adjusted ratesCross-sectional analysisICD implantationICD placementCardioverter defibrillatorReferral regionsData registryPotential overusePatientsICDDeath variesRate ratioService populationGeographic variationRegional variation