2024
Association of Physician Certification and Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Vora A, Pereira L, Du C, Tan Z, Huang C, Friedman D, Wang Y, Faridi K, Lakkireddy D, Zimmerman S, Higgins A, Kapadia S, Curtis J, Freeman J. Association of Physician Certification and Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 18: 591-602. PMID: 39474982, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysician certificationAppendage occlusionAdverse eventsPercutaneous left atrial appendage occlusionLong-term oral anticoagulationDischarged patientsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysisRate of procedural complicationsLeft atrial appendage occlusionCox proportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression analysisRisk of adverse eventsHazards regression analysisIn-Hospital DeathOral anticoagulantsWatchman FLXNo significant differenceLAAO devicesProcedural complicationsStratify patientsIntracardiac echocardiographyAtrial fibrillationEligible patientsIdentified patientsMultivariable adjustment
2023
Intracardiac vs Transesophageal Echocardiography for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion With Watchman FLX in the U.S.
Ferro E, Alkhouli M, Nair D, Kapadia S, Hsu J, Gibson D, Freeman J, Price M, Roy K, Allocco D, Yeh R, Piccini J. Intracardiac vs Transesophageal Echocardiography for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion With Watchman FLX in the U.S. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 2023, 9: 2587-2599. PMID: 37831030, PMCID: PMC12337774, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2023.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial appendage occlusionTransesophageal echocardiographyIntracardiac echocardiographyBaseline characteristicsAppendage occlusionLeft atrial appendage occlusionPericardial effusion rateSuccessful device implantationAdverse event ratesSimilar baseline characteristicsUnadjusted mortality ratesHigh rateICE patientsTEE patientsPericardial effusionPivotal trialsDevice implantationGeneral anesthesiaAdjusted comparisonsProcedural timeLAAO devicesDevice deliveryMortality rateEvent ratesEchocardiography
2022
Basics of Echocardiography
Varghese M, Strom J. Basics of Echocardiography. 2022, 139-155. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88953-1_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransthoracic echocardiographyTransesophageal echocardiographyIntra-procedural guidanceEvaluation of cardiac functionEvaluate blood flow velocityBlood flow velocityNewer modalitiesIntracardiac echocardiographyCardiac functionEchocardiographyM-modeCardiac motionCardiovascular diagnosticsModalitiesTransthoracicTransesophageal
2020
3-Dimensional Transseptal Puncture Based on Electrographic Characteristics of Fossa Ovalis A Fluoroscopy-Free and Echocardiography-Free Method
Yu R, Liu N, Lu J, Zhao X, Hu Y, Zhang J, Xu F, Tang R, Bai R, Akar JG, Dong J, Ma C. 3-Dimensional Transseptal Puncture Based on Electrographic Characteristics of Fossa Ovalis A Fluoroscopy-Free and Echocardiography-Free Method. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 13: 1223-1232. PMID: 32438994, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillation ablationFossa ovalisElectrographic characteristicsFibrillation ablationElectroanatomic mappingTransseptal puncture techniqueMajor complicationsRight atriumAncillary imagingAtrial potentialsCatheter connectionsTransseptal needleTransseptal punctureElectrogram voltageIntracardiac echocardiographyElectroanatomic mapsPuncture techniqueEchocardiographyFos mappingPatientsFluoroscopyAblationComplicationsPrecise localizationAtriumVelocity Vector Imaging Assessment of Functional Change in the Right Ventricle during Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defect by Intracardiac Echocardiography
Jung Y, Shin J, Choi J, Park S, Kim N. Velocity Vector Imaging Assessment of Functional Change in the Right Ventricle during Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defect by Intracardiac Echocardiography. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2020, 9: 1132. PMID: 32326588, PMCID: PMC7230484, DOI: 10.3390/jcm9041132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtrial septal defectRV functional changesVelocity vector imagingRight ventricleTranscatheter closureIntracardiac echocardiographySeptal defectTranscatheter closure of atrial septal defectFunctional changesClosure of atrial septal defectSubclinical RV dysfunctionASD transcatheter closureRV inletRV dysfunctionReverse remodelingTranscatheterImaging assessmentEchocardiographyVolume reductionVentriclePhysiological changesAverage longitudinal displacementVector imagingPredictors of Cardiac Perforation With Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Friedman DJ, Pokorney SD, Ghanem A, Marcello S, Kalsekar I, Yadalam S, Akar JG, Freeman JV, Goldstein L, Khanna R, Piccini JP. Predictors of Cardiac Perforation With Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 2020, 6: 636-645. PMID: 32553212, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevious cardiac surgeryCardiac perforationAF ablationIntracardiac echocardiographyCardiac surgeryFemale sexDiagnosis of hemopericardiumPatient risk factorsSubset of patientsAtrial fibrillation ablationContemporary clinical practiceIntraprocedural intracardiac echocardiographyLogistic regression modelsCardiac tamponadeFatal complicationProcedural complicationsRare complicationCatheter ablationFibrillation ablationAtrial fibrillationModifiable factorsRisk factorsProcedural safetyRisk scoreLower risk
2012
Eight-French Intracardiac Echocardiography
Kim N, Park S, Shin J, Choi J. Eight-French Intracardiac Echocardiography. Circulation Journal 2012, 76: 2119. PMID: 22975637, DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-11-1286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmplatzer septal occluderAtrial septal defectTranscatheter closureMedian ageIntracardiac echocardiographyProcedure timeTranscatheter closure of atrial septal defectTranscatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defectsGeneral anesthesiaClosure of atrial septal defectClosure of secundum atrial septal defectICE-guided groupLeft atrial discMigration of devicesTEE-guided groupAvoidance of general anesthesiaShorter procedure timeAccurate anatomical informationSeptal defectSeptal occluderDevice embolizationClinical outcomesPatientsDevice placementSurgery
2009
Feasibility of real-time three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography for guidance of percutaneous atrial septal defect closure
Lodato J, Cao Q, Weinert L, Sugeng L, Lopez J, Lang R, Hijazi Z. Feasibility of real-time three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography for guidance of percutaneous atrial septal defect closure. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2009, 10: 543-548. PMID: 19179363, DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCardiac CatheterizationCatheterizationChildEchocardiography, Doppler, ColorEchocardiography, Three-DimensionalEchocardiography, TransesophagealFeasibility StudiesFluoroscopyHeart Septal Defects, AtrialHumansMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityUltrasonography, InterventionalYoung AdultConceptsAtrial septal defectRT3D-TEEBalloon dimensionsTranscatheter ASD closureIntracardiac echocardiographyTransoesophageal echocardiographyReal-time three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiographyOstium secundum atrial septal defectAtrial septal defect closureTranscatheter atrial septal defectTwo-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiographyThree-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiographyReal-time 3D TEEPercutaneous atrial septal defect closureSeptal defect closureIntracardiac echocardiography imagingEn-face viewASD closureSeptal defectLong-axis dimensionDefect closureEn-faceEchocardiographyTranscatheterPatients
2005
Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation of repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia arising from the sinus of Valsalva guided by intracardiac echocardiography
Lin A, Morton J, Joshi S, Dasari R, Gauri A, Lipman E, Santucci P, Akar J, Wilber D. Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation of repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia arising from the sinus of Valsalva guided by intracardiac echocardiography. Heart Rhythm 2005, 2: s36. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.02.123.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Effect of Electrical and Structural Remodeling on Spatiotemporal Organization in Acute and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
AKAR JG, EVERETT TH, KOK L, MOORMAN JR, HAINES DE. Effect of Electrical and Structural Remodeling on Spatiotemporal Organization in Acute and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2002, 13: 1027-1034. PMID: 12435191, DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01027.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnimalsAtrial FibrillationAtrial FunctionDisease Models, AnimalDogsElectrocardiographyElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacEntropyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart AtriaModels, CardiovascularRecovery of FunctionRefractory Period, ElectrophysiologicalSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics as TopicTreatment OutcomeConceptsAtrial effective refractory periodPersistent atrial fibrillationAcute atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationStructural remodelingSinus rhythmMean atrial effective refractory periodEffective refractory periodAtrial sizeElectrical remodelingLeft atriumBasket catheterAF dogsIntracardiac echocardiographyAtrial electrogramsRefractory periodRemodelingFibrillationSpatiotemporal organizationRhythmAcuteEchocardiographyCatheterMajor roleRecovery
1995
955-58 Intracardiac Echocardiographic Quantification and Monitoring of Myocardial Perfusion Defects and Reperfusion with the Use of Intravenous Injection of FS069, a Transpulmonic Contrast Agent
Schwartz S, Cao Q, Delabays A, Sugeng L, Pandian N. 955-58 Intracardiac Echocardiographic Quantification and Monitoring of Myocardial Perfusion Defects and Reperfusion with the Use of Intravenous Injection of FS069, a Transpulmonic Contrast Agent. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1995, 25: 204a-205a. DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)92307-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWall motion abnormalitiesIntracardiac echocardiographyPerfusion defectsEpisodes of ischemiaLV cavityRegional wall motion abnormalitiesMyocardial perfusion defectsIntracardiac echocardiography imagingShort-axis viewMotion abnormalitiesPulmonary circulationEchocardiographic quantificationPerfusion statusIntravenous injectionIV injectionMyocardial perfusionFemoral veinMyocardial hypoperfusionSmall dosesLV circumferenceCoronary arteryRV cavityLVIschemiaEndocardial border
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