[HTML][HTML] Reduction in inappropriate therapy and mortality through ICD programming

…, DT Huang, J Kautzner, H Klein, S McNitt… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) is highly effective in reducing
mortality among patients at risk for fatal arrhythmias, but inappropriate ICD activations are …

Effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy by QRS morphology in the multicenter automatic defibrillator implantation trial–cardiac resynchronization therapy …

W Zareba, H Klein, I Cygankiewicz, WJ Hall, S McNitt… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— This study aimed to determine whether QRS morphology identifies patients
who benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D) and whether it …

Inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks in MADIT II: frequency, mechanisms, predictors, and survival impact

JP Daubert, W Zareba, DS Cannom, S McNitt… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - jacc.org
Objectives : This study sought to identify the incidence and outcome related to inappropriate
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks, that is, those for nonventricular …

Left ventricular lead position and clinical outcome in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial–Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) trial

…, A Barsheshet, D Cannom, I Goldenberg, S McNitt… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— An important determinant of successful cardiac resynchronization therapy for
heart failure is the position of the left ventricular (LV) pacing lead. The aim of this study was …

Long-term clinical course of patients after termination of ventricular tachyarrhythmia by an implanted defibrillator

…, W Zareba, WJ Hall, MW Brown, JP Daubert, S McNitt… - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— The implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) improves survival in high-risk
cardiac patients. This analysis from the MADIT-II trial database examines the long-term clinical …

Risk stratification for primary implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction

…, AJ Moss, H Wang, H He, W Zareba, S McNitt… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - jacc.org
Objectives : The study was designed to develop a simple risk stratification score for primary
therapy with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Background : Current guidelines …

[HTML][HTML] Survival with cardiac-resynchronization therapy in mild heart failure

…, A Quesada, S Viskin, S McNitt… - … England Journal of …, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial with Cardiac
Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) showed that early intervention with cardiac-…

The clinical implications of cumulative right ventricular pacing in the multicenter automatic defibrillator trial II

…, C Schuger, J Daubert, S McNitt… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: This study was designed to assess whether right ventricular pacing in the
implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) arm of the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator …

Clinical aspects of type-1 long-QT syndrome by location, coding type, and biophysical function of mutations involving the KCNQ1 gene

…, Y Miyamoto, I Goldenberg, ML Andrews, S McNitt - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Type-1 long-QT syndrome (LQTS) is caused by loss-of-function mutations in
the KCNQ1-encoded I Ks cardiac potassium channel. We evaluated the effect of location, …

Long QT syndrome in adults

AJ Sauer, AJ Moss, S McNitt, DR Peterson… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - jacc.org
Objectives : The aims of this study were: 1) to evaluate risk factors influencing the clinical
course of mutation-confirmed adult patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS), 2) to study life-…