2022
Development and validation of an automated algorithm for end point adjudication for a large U.S. national registry
Friedman DJ, Pierre D, Wang Y, Gambone L, Koutras C, Segawa C, Farb A, Vemulapalli S, Varosy PD, Masoudi FA, Lansky A, Curtis JP, Freeman JV. Development and validation of an automated algorithm for end point adjudication for a large U.S. national registry. American Heart Journal 2022, 254: 102-111. PMID: 36007567, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAtrial AppendageAtrial FibrillationHumansIschemic Attack, TransientPatient DischargeRegistriesStrokeTreatment OutcomeConceptsEnd point adjudicationCEC adjudicationEnd pointLarge registriesClinical trialsNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryMajor vascular complicationsU.S. National RegistryPost-discharge eventsAgreement rateMajor bleedingNeurologic eventsVascular complicationsNational registryEvent adjudicationData registryRegistryCommittee's evaluationsPercent agreementGold standardAgreement thresholdHospitalTrialsFurther confirmationBleeding
2018
Stroke Risk and Treatment in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Low CHA2DS2‐VASc Scores: Findings From the ORBIT‐AF I and II Registries
Jackson L, Kim S, Fonarow GC, Freeman JV, Gersh BJ, Go AS, Hylek EM, Kowey PR, Mahaffey KW, Singer D, Thomas L, Blanco R, Peterson ED, Piccini J, Patients and Investigators T. Stroke Risk and Treatment in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Low CHA2DS2‐VASc Scores: Findings From the ORBIT‐AF I and II Registries. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e008764. PMID: 30369317, PMCID: PMC6201408, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.008764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral anticoagulationAtrial fibrillationTreatment strategiesCardiology/American Heart Association guidelinesStroke/transient ischemic attackLow CHA2DS2-VASc scoreAmerican Heart Association guidelinesCHA2DS2-VASc scoreThromboembolic event rateTransient ischemic attackHeart Association guidelinesCurrent American CollegePatterns of treatmentIschemic attackVASc scoreCause mortalityStroke riskTreatment patternsAbsolute riskAssociation guidelinesStroke rateVAScAmerican CollegeLower riskPatients
2010
Cost-effectiveness of dabigatran compared with warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.
Freeman JV, Zhu RP, Owens DK, Garber AM, Hutton DW, Go AS, Wang PJ, Turakhia MP. Cost-effectiveness of dabigatran compared with warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2010, 154: 1-11. PMID: 21041570, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-1-201101040-00289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsAtrial FibrillationBenzimidazolesBeta-AlanineCost-Benefit AnalysisDabigatranFibrinolytic AgentsHemorrhageHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesIschemic Attack, TransientMarkov ChainsMyocardial InfarctionQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificityStrokeWarfarinConceptsHigh-dose dabigatranIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioNonvalvular atrial fibrillationLow-dose dabigatranCost-effectiveness ratioAtrial fibrillationIschemic strokeCost of dabigatranIntracranial hemorrhageClinical trialsOral direct thrombin inhibitorVeterans Affairs Health Services ResearchSingle randomized clinical trialAdjusted-dose warfarinStudies of anticoagulationPatients 65 yearsRE-LY trialDirect thrombin inhibitorRandomized clinical trialsAmerican Heart AssociationQuality-adjusted life expectancyQuality-adjusted survivalBase-case analysisHealth services researchStroke prevention