Comparative effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator versus defibrillator therapy alone: a cohort study.
Masoudi FA, Mi X, Curtis LH, Peterson PN, Curtis JP, Fonarow GC, Hammill SC, Heidenreich PA, Al-Khatib SM, Piccini JP, Qualls LG, Hernandez AF. Comparative effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator versus defibrillator therapy alone: a cohort study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 160: 603-11. PMID: 24798523, DOI: 10.7326/m13-1879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac Resynchronization TherapyComparative Effectiveness ResearchDefibrillators, ImplantableElectrocardiographyHeart FailureHumansInfectionsPatient ReadmissionPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsReduced left ventricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionHeart failure readmissionVentricular ejection fractionCardiac resynchronization therapyICD therapyQRS durationLower riskCohort studyICD RegistryResynchronization therapyEjection fractionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapyLeft bundle branch blockPropensity-matched patientsRetrospective cohort studyCardioverter-defibrillator therapyDevice-related complicationsBundle branch blockDevice-related infectionsCardiovascular readmissionCause readmissionDefibrillator therapyICD implantation