2012
CONTEMPORARY PATTERNS OF PRACTICE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING DEFIBRILLATION TESTING VERSUS THOSE WHO DO NOT UNDERGO TESTING AT THE TIME OF INITIAL IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER IMPLANTATION: ANALYSIS OF THE NCDR ICD REGISTRY
Russo A, Wang Y, Curtis J, Al-Khatib S, Lampert R. CONTEMPORARY PATTERNS OF PRACTICE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING DEFIBRILLATION TESTING VERSUS THOSE WHO DO NOT UNDERGO TESTING AT THE TIME OF INITIAL IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER IMPLANTATION: ANALYSIS OF THE NCDR ICD REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 59: e704. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(12)60705-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Influence of Age on Perioperative Complications Among Patients Undergoing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention in the United States
Tsai V, Goldstein MK, Hsia HH, Wang Y, Curtis J, Heidenreich PA. Influence of Age on Perioperative Complications Among Patients Undergoing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Primary Prevention in the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 549-556. PMID: 21878667, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.959205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsICD RegistryPrimary prevention ICD recipientsEnd pointImplantable cardioverter defibrillator recipientsPatients 85 yearsPrimary prevention patientsMinor adverse eventsPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsMajor adverse eventsCongestive heart failureCoronary artery diseaseLength of stayInfluence of ageHospital mortalityICD trialsPerioperative complicationsPeriprocedural complicationsArtery diseaseHeart failureICD recipientsRenal diseaseIncreased oddsAtrial fibrillationAge Differences in Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Use in U.S. Individuals
Tsai V, Goldstein MK, Hsia HH, Wang Y, Curtis J, Heidenreich PA, Registry O. Age Differences in Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Use in U.S. Individuals. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2011, 59: 1589-1595. PMID: 21883101, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03542.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD RegistryICD useNonarrhythmic deathHigh riskImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) useHigh comorbid burdenPrior myocardial infarctionRisk of deathHigh-risk individualsRisk stratification systemOlder U.S. adultsYounger age groupsComorbid burdenICD implantationEjection fractionICD recipientsPrimary preventionRetrospective studyMyocardial infarctionMortality riskLower riskAge groupsU.S. adultsYounger groupOlder adultsDual-Chamber Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Selection Is Associated With Increased Complication Rates and Mortality Among Patients Enrolled in the NCDR Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry
Dewland TA, Pellegrini CN, Wang Y, Marcus GM, Keung E, Varosy PD. Dual-Chamber Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Selection Is Associated With Increased Complication Rates and Mortality Among Patients Enrolled in the NCDR Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2011, 58: 1007-1013. PMID: 21867834, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.04.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-chamber ICDHospital mortalityComplication rateDevice implantationDual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantationNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistrySingle-chamber ICD implantationImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationHospital complication ratesSingle-chamber defibrillatorsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationMajority of patientsReal-world populationDual-chamber devicesSingle-chamber devicesLongitudinal cohort designMedical comorbiditiesPeriprocedural complicationsAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsICD implantationICD indicationICD RegistryICD useImplantable 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
2010
IMPACT OF THE MEDTRONIC FIDELIS LEAD RECALL ON UTILIZATION OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS: DATA FROM THE NCDR ICD REGISTRY
Bhatt P, Curtis J, Wang Y, Lampert R. IMPACT OF THE MEDTRONIC FIDELIS LEAD RECALL ON UTILIZATION OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS: DATA FROM THE NCDR ICD REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 55: a14.e132. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(10)60133-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBLOOD PRESSURE, BUN, CREATININE, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND CARDIAC ARREST (B2C3 SCORE) PREDICTS PROCEDURE MORTALITY FOR ELECTIVE ICD IMPLANTATION: DATA FROM THE NATIONAL ICD REGISTRY (ICDR®)
Haines D, Curtis J, Wang Y. BLOOD PRESSURE, BUN, CREATININE, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND CARDIAC ARREST (B2C3 SCORE) PREDICTS PROCEDURE MORTALITY FOR ELECTIVE ICD IMPLANTATION: DATA FROM THE NATIONAL ICD REGISTRY (ICDR®). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 55: a10.e99. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(10)60100-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research