Is Time From Last Hospitalization for Heart Failure to Placement of a Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Associated With Patient Outcomes?

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Landmark studies have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in selected stable ambulatory patients with heart failure (HF) with a reduced ejection fraction receiving optimal medical therapy. It is not known whether a recent hospitalization for HF before ICD placement is associated with subsequent outcomes. METHODS:A post hoc analysis was performed of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry's ICD Registry with a known diagnosis of HF and an ejection fraction ≤35% underdoing a new ICD placement for primary prevention. Patients were grouped based on the timing of ICD placement from the last hospitalization for HF. The association between timing of ICD placement and outcomes was assessed by using m

SUBMITTER: Ambrosy AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6931009 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature