2022
Antithrombotic Therapy After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Freeman JV, Higgins AY, Wang Y, Du C, Friedman DJ, Daimee UA, Minges KE, Pereira L, Goldsweig AM, Price MJ, Reddy VY, Gibson D, Doshi SK, Varosy PD, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP. Antithrombotic Therapy After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 1785-1798. PMID: 35512858, PMCID: PMC9097170, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.02.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnticoagulantsAspirinAtrial AppendageAtrial FibrillationFibrinolytic AgentsFrailtyHumansStrokeTreatment OutcomeWarfarinConceptsLeft atrial appendage occlusionAdverse eventsPivotal trialsWatchman deviceTreatment protocolAntithrombotic strategiesAppendage occlusionLower riskFrailty regressionPercutaneous left atrial appendage occlusionNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryContemporary U.S. practiceDual antiplatelet therapyAtrial appendage occlusionConcomitant aspirinPostprocedure careAdjusted riskAntiplatelet therapyAntithrombotic medicationAntithrombotic therapyAtrial fibrillationAdverse outcomesTrial protocolAntithrombotic agentsMedication strategies
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