April 19th, 2011
Non-Evidence-Based ICD Implants: The Debate Continues
Larry Husten, PHD
A controversial study published earlier this year in JAMA that found that nearly a quarter of all ICD implantations did not meet evidence-based criteria is the subject of further debate this week in the letters section of JAMA. In the first letter, Jeanne Poole and George Crossley take issue with the designation by the authors of […]
January 4th, 2011
Study Suggests Large Proportion of ICD Implantations Lack Firm Evidence Base
John Spertus, MD, MPH
Study Summary by Larry Husten: An analysis in JAMA of the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) shows that a substantial proportion of ICD implantations are not supported by a firm evidence base. Sana Al-Khatib and colleagues examined data from 117,707 patients who received ICDs between January 1, 2006 and June 30, 2009, and found that […]
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