2020
Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation
Annapureddy AR, Henien S, Wang Y, Minges KE, Ross JS, Spatz ES, Desai NR, Peterson PN, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP. Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation. JAMA 2020, 324: 1755-1764. PMID: 33141208, PMCID: PMC7610190, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.17436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRT-D implantationCRT-D devicesCross-sectional studyNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryFirst-time ICDFirst-time implantationProportion of patientsEntire study cohortDevice selectionProportion of devicesICD implantationICD RegistryPrimary outcomeCardiac resynchronizationStudy cohortPatient groupMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsPhysiciansICDAbsolute differenceImplantationManufacturer CHigher total paymentsAssociationPeriprocedural Risk and Survival Associated With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement in Older Patients With Advanced Heart Failure
Fudim M, Ali-Ahmed F, Parzynski CS, Ambrosy AP, Friedman DJ, Pokorney SD, Curtis JP, Fonarow GC, Masoudi FA, Hernandez AF, Al-Khatib SM. Periprocedural Risk and Survival Associated With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement in Older Patients With Advanced Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 5: 643-651. PMID: 32211811, PMCID: PMC7097837, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced heart failureAdvanced HF populationHeart transplant listingPeriprocedural complication rateHeart failureSudden cardiac deathComparator groupVentricular assist deviceInotrope useTransplant listingCardiac deathComplication rateHF populationPrimary preventionCardiac arrestNew York Heart Association class IV symptomsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryAssist deviceLeft ventricular ejection fractionImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementAdvanced HF groupClass IV symptomsFirst-time ICDLeft ventricular assist deviceNYHA class II
2015
Defibrillator implantations for primary prevention in the United States: Inappropriate care or inadequate documentation: Insights from the National Cardiovascular Data ICD Registry
Kaiser DW, Tsai V, Heidenreich PA, Goldstein MK, Wang Y, Curtis J, Turakhia MP, Registry C. Defibrillator implantations for primary prevention in the United States: Inappropriate care or inadequate documentation: Insights from the National Cardiovascular Data ICD Registry. Heart Rhythm 2015, 12: 2086-2093. PMID: 25982720, PMCID: PMC4770888, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulticenter Unsustained Tachycardia TrialMulticenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation TrialICD RegistryPrimary preventionICD implantationInclusion criteriaNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryMultivariate analysisImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationAtrioventricular conduction diseaseFirst-time ICDPrimary prevention ICDsPrior cardiac transplantationHeart Failure TrialPrimary prevention trialsProportion of patientsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationAppropriate use criteriaSudden cardiac deathCardiac transplantationDefibrillator implantationMADIT-IIPatient characteristicsYounger patientsCardiac death