Publications by authors named "David P Lanctin"

Article Synopsis
  • A study was conducted to evaluate the impact of the adaptive pacing algorithm (aCRT) on clinical and economic outcomes for patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
  • Previous trials showed mixed results regarding the effectiveness of aCRT, highlighting the need for further real-world analysis.
  • The results indicated that patients using aCRT experienced lower mortality rates, fewer hospital readmissions, reduced healthcare visits, and lower healthcare costs compared to those on standard CRT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Malnutrition is a potentially remediable condition that when untreated contributes to poor health and economic outcomes. While assessment of malnutrition risk is improving, its identification rate and economic burden in emergency departments (EDs) is largely unknown. We sought to determine prevalence and economic burden of diagnosed malnutrition among patients presenting to U.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF