Introduction A subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) is now being used as an alternative to a transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (TV-ICD). Because the location of the device in the body differs between S-ICD and TV-ICD, ICD-related complications need to be managed in a device-specific manner. Therefore, therapeutic strategies for infected wounds may differ ...

The International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10) is a new system that is a federally mandated change affecting all payers and providers, and is expected to exceed both the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Y2K in terms of costs and risks. In 2003, HIPAA named ICD-9 as the code set for supporting diagnoses and procedures in electronic administrative transact...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Surveillance is necessary to understand and meet the future demands stroke will place on health care. Administrative data are the most accessible data source for stroke surveillance in Canada. The International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) coding system has potential improvements over ICD-9 for stroke classification. Our purpose was to compare hospit...

BACKGROUND This study reports the impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on hospitalizations in patients randomized to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or ICD-CRT in the Resynchronization-Defibrillation for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial (RAFT). METHODS AND RESULTS Hospitalization rates and lengths of hospital stay were compared between the 2 groups. At the 18-month fol...

Despite of previous evidence supporting the association between impulse control disorder (ICD) and several demographic, clinical and therapeutic features in Parkinson's disease (PD), the relationships between pathological gambling (PG) or other variants of ICD (ICD-NOS) and specific neuropsychiatric or cognitive domains are not entirely defined. In this study, 155 PD patients without dementia o...

BACKGROUND The proposal for ICD-11 postulates major changes for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis, which needs investigation in different samples. AIMS To investigate differences of PTSD prevalence and diagnostic agreement between ICD-10 and ICD-11, factor structure of proposed ICD-11 PTSD, and diagnostic value of PTSD symptom severity classes. METHOD Confirmatory factor analys...

The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) is an effective alternative to the conventional transvenous ICD (TV-ICD) system in patients that can be employed without the need for antitachycardia or antibradycardia pacing. Because the risk associated with a TV-ICD increases over time, populations in which there may be a preference for an S-ICD include younger patients, those w...

BACKGROUND Cardiac resynchronization (CRT) prolongs survival in patients with systolic heart failure and QRS prolongation. However, most trials excluded patients with permanent atrial fibrillation. METHODS AND RESULTS The Resynchronization for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial (RAFT) randomized patients to an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or ICD+CRT, stratified by the presence of ...

PURPOSE To describe the illness experience of patients living with arrhythmia and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and evaluate their experience after implantation of the device for gaining insight on care suitable for their condition. METHODS In this qualitative descriptive study, we conducted semi-structured interviews of 22 outpatients who were visiting certified implant facili...