2021
Association of neighbourhood-level poverty with outcomes and clinical care following atrial fibrillation diagnosis in a universal healthcare system
Akioyamen L, Abdel-Qadir H, Pang A, Ha A, Jackevicius C, Alter D, Bhatia R, Dhalla I, Krumholz H, Roifman I, Wijeysundera H, Atzema C, Ko D, Schull M, Lee D, Investigators T. Association of neighbourhood-level poverty with outcomes and clinical care following atrial fibrillation diagnosis in a universal healthcare system. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0447. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAF diagnosisAtrial fibrillation diagnosisUniversal healthcare systemCardiology visitsIschemic strokeDeprivation quintileMedication coverageVascular diseaseCause-specific hazard regression modelStroke/transient ischemic attackPopulation-based cohort studyNeighborhood-level povertyAnti-arrhythmic medicationsHighest deprivation quintileRhythm control interventionsWorse baseline healthHeart failure hospitalizationTransient ischemic attackUniversal healthcareHazards regression modelsHealthcare systemProcess of careCommunity-dwelling adultsEquitable health careLong-term care
2019
Outcomes and Anticoagulation Use After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Freeman JV, Shrader P, Pieper KS, Allen LA, Chan PS, Fonarow GC, Gersh BJ, Kowey PR, Mahaffey KW, Naccarelli G, Reiffel JA, Singer DE, Go AS, Hylek EM, Steinberg BA, Peterson ED, Piccini JP. Outcomes and Anticoagulation Use After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2019, 12: e007612. PMID: 31830822, DOI: 10.1161/circep.119.007612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAF catheter ablationOral anticoagulationRisk of strokeAF ablationCatheter ablationAntiarrhythmic medicationsDe novo AF ablationDiscontinuation of OACPropensity score-matched cohortAtrial fibrillation catheter ablationAF ablation patientsAnti-arrhythmic medicationsAtrial Fibrillation RegistryStroke prevention therapyBetter Informed TreatmentCohort of patientsPatterns of treatmentProportional hazards regressionUS national registryAnticoagulation useCause deathMajor bleedingSystemic embolismCardiovascular deathCause hospitalization
2017
Ventricular arrhythmias immediately following transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation: A cause for concern?
Simmons MA, Elder RW, Shabanova V, Hellenbrand W, Asnes J. Ventricular arrhythmias immediately following transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation: A cause for concern? Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2017, 91: 920-926. PMID: 29280541, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter pulmonary valve implantationRight ventricular outflow tractNative outflow tractsSignificant ventricular arrhythmiasPulmonary valve implantationVentricular arrhythmiasOutflow tractValve implantationAnti-arrhythmic medicationsBeta-blocker therapySingle-center studyVentricular outflow tractLong-term therapySudden cardiac deathCare of patientsChange of doseHemodynamic instabilityHemodynamic compromiseCardiac deathMedian ageMedical therapyPediatric patientsSignificant arrhythmiasCenter studyTerm therapy
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