2023
Watchman device migration and embolization: A report from the NCDR LAAO Registry
Friedman D, Freeman J, Zimmerman S, Tan Z, Pereira L, Faridi K, Curtis J. Watchman device migration and embolization: A report from the NCDR LAAO Registry. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2023, 34: 1192-1195. PMID: 37078339, PMCID: PMC10290479, DOI: 10.1111/jce.15909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWATCHMAN procedureSurgical retrievalDevice migrationMortality rateAtrial appendage closure deviceHospital mortality rateAnnual procedure volumeCardiac surgeryHospital eventsPostdischarge eventsOstial sizeDevice embolizationTaller patientsRetrospective analysisClosure deviceLAA ostiumPatientsProcedure volumeHigh mortalitySurgerySubstantial proportionEmbolizationRegistryGreater body massBody massAtrial fibrillation/atrial flutter related mortality trends in the US population 2010–2020: Regional, racial, sex variations
Ghajar A, Essa M, DeLago A, Parvez A, Aryan Z, Shalhoub J, Hammond‐Haley M, Hartley A, Sargsyan V, Salciccioli J, Faridi K, Nazarian S, Philips B. Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter related mortality trends in the US population 2010–2020: Regional, racial, sex variations. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2023, 46: 519-525. PMID: 36527193, DOI: 10.1111/pace.14643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAF/AFLCause of deathAnnual percentage changeMortality rateAtrial fibrillation/atrial flutterMortality trendsUnderlying causeNon-Hispanic White peopleEpidemiologic Research databaseNon-Hispanic black malesNon-Hispanic black peopleHigh mortality rateJoinpoint regression analysisTotal US populationPrevention WideBlack mortality ratesAtrial flutterObservational studyUrbanization statusResearch DatabaseUS populationDisease controlPercentage changeContributing causeMortality
2022
Demographic and State-Level Trends in Mortality Due to Ischemic Heart Disease in the United States from 1999 to 2019
Essa M, Ghajar A, Delago A, Hammond-Haley M, Shalhoub J, Marshall D, Salciccioli JD, Sugeng L, Philips B, Faridi KF. Demographic and State-Level Trends in Mortality Due to Ischemic Heart Disease in the United States from 1999 to 2019. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 172: 1-6. PMID: 35317929, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted mortality ratesHigher age-adjusted mortality ratesMortality rateEpidemiologic Research databaseIschemic heart diseaseCrude mortality ratePublic health measuresBlack populationDisease careHeart diseaseHispanic ethnicityHispanic womenResearch DatabaseGreater relative decreaseHispanic menIHDMortality trendsSignificant geographic variationAge groupsHealth measuresDisease controlWhite womenWhite menMortalityMortality decrease
2021
Prognosis of Claims‐ Versus Trial‐Based Ischemic and Bleeding Events Beyond 1 Year After Coronary Stenting
Butala NM, Faridi KF, Secemsky EA, Song Y, Curtis J, Gibson CM, Kazi D, Shen C, Yeh RW. Prognosis of Claims‐ Versus Trial‐Based Ischemic and Bleeding Events Beyond 1 Year After Coronary Stenting. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e018744. PMID: 33682431, PMCID: PMC8174225, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.018744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnadjusted mortality ratesIschemic eventsDAPT studyMortality rateEnd pointCox proportional hazards modelPercutaneous coronary interventionProportional hazards modelCardiovascular clinical trialsTrial adjudicationBleeding eventsCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionCoronary stentingSimilar prognosisPrognostic significanceClinical eventsClinical trialsMedicare claimsAdministrative claimsMortality riskHazards modelPatientsPrognosisDeath