2023
Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia After MI: A Reconstructed Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
Reddy R, Howard J, Ahmad Y, Shun-Shin M, Simader F, Miyazawa A, Saleh K, Naraen A, Samways J, Katritsis G, Mohal J, Kaza N, Porter B, Keene D, Linton N, Francis D, Whinnett Z, Luther V, Kanagaratnam P, Arnold A. Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia After MI: A Reconstructed Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review 2023, 12: e26. PMID: 38124803, PMCID: PMC10731517, DOI: 10.15420/aer.2023.07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatheter ablationMedical therapyIndividual patient dataCause mortalityPrior MIVT recurrenceDefibrillator shocksIndividual Patient Data Meta-AnalysisVentricular tachycardia catheter ablationReconstructed individual patient dataPrespecified primary endpointPrespecified secondary endpointPatient dataPrespecified subgroup analysisProportion of patientsRandomised Controlled TrialsIndividual patient assessmentData Meta-AnalysisCause hospitalisationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsPrognostic impactControlled TrialsPatient assessmentSubgroup analysis
2022
Long-Term Outcomes of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure to Oral Anticoagulation for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis
Madhavan M, Howard J, Brener M, Der Nigoghossian C, Chen S, Makkar R, Osmancik P, Reddy V, Holmes D, Stone G, Leon M, Ahmad Y. Long-Term Outcomes of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure to Oral Anticoagulation for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis. Structural Heart 2022, 7: 100096. PMID: 37275318, PMCID: PMC10236864, DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2022.100096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft atrial appendage closurePercutaneous left atrial appendage closureRandomized clinical trialsNonvalvular atrial fibrillationOral anticoagulationAtrial appendage closureAtrial fibrillationNonprocedural bleedingCause mortalityAppendage closureHazard ratioHemorrhagic strokeClinical trialsLong-term oral anticoagulationReduced long-term riskLarge-scale clinical trialsIndividual clinical endpointsPrespecified primary endpointCochrane Central RegisterStandard of careNew trial dataSignificant differencesLong-term riskStroke prophylaxisPrimary endpoint