2023
Initial Findings From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures
Hsu J, Darden D, Du C, Marine J, Nichols S, Marcus G, Natale A, Noseworthy P, Selzman K, Varosy P, Masoudi F, Freeman J, Curtis J, Akar J, Kowey P. Initial Findings From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 867-878. PMID: 36858707, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.11.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillation ablation proceduresAblation RegistryHospital outcomesAblation proceduresSuccessful pulmonary vein isolationNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryOutcomes of patientsProspective cohort studyMajority of patientsPulmonary vein isolationEvidence-based guidelinesDifferent patient outcomesReal-world prevalenceProcedural admissionsHospital deathAF ablationCohort studyPericardial effusionVein isolationHeart failureLarge multicenterMajor complicationsCatheter ablationTreatment patternsPatient population
2020
Aggregating multiple real-world data sources using a patient-centered health-data-sharing platform
Dhruva SS, Ross JS, Akar JG, Caldwell B, Childers K, Chow W, Ciaccio L, Coplan P, Dong J, Dykhoff HJ, Johnston S, Kellogg T, Long C, Noseworthy PA, Roberts K, Saha A, Yoo A, Shah ND. Aggregating multiple real-world data sources using a patient-centered health-data-sharing platform. Npj Digital Medicine 2020, 3: 60. PMID: 32352038, PMCID: PMC7170944, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-020-0265-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsCatheter-based atrial fibrillation ablationPatient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) dataAdditional health systemsPost-procedure recoveryProspective cohort studyTertiary care hospitalU.S. tertiary care hospitalDisease-specific symptomsAtrial fibrillation ablationOutcome measure dataDigital weight scaleBariatric surgeryCohort studyCare hospitalFibrillation ablationPharmacy dataWalgreens pharmaciesReal-world data sourcesActivity monitorHealth systemPatientsHealth recordsEHR dataWeight scale