2024
Procedure Volume and Outcomes With WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Friedman D, Du C, Zimmerman S, Tan Z, Lin Z, Vemulapalli S, Kosinski A, Piccini J, Pereira L, Minges K, Faridi K, Masoudi F, Curtis J, Freeman J. Procedure Volume and Outcomes With WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 17: e013466. PMID: 38889251, PMCID: PMC11189610, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.123.013466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolume-outcome relationshipLikelihood of procedural successLeft atrial appendage occlusionProcedural successProcedure volumeAppendage occlusionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry LAAO RegistryVolume quartilesLeft atrial appendage occlusion devicesThree-level hierarchical generalized linear modelsMinimum volume thresholdsWatchman FLX deviceProcedural success rateHierarchical generalized linear modelsAssociated with outcomePhysician volumeWATCHMAN procedureFLX deviceOcclusion deviceVolume thresholdCardiovascular proceduresPhysiciansHospitalNational analysisSuccess rate
2022
Comparative Safety of Transcatheter LAAO With the First-Generation Watchman and Next-Generation Watchman FLX Devices
Price M, Friedman D, Du C, Wang Y, Lin Z, Curtis J, Freeman J. Comparative Safety of Transcatheter LAAO With the First-Generation Watchman and Next-Generation Watchman FLX Devices. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 15: 2115-2123. PMID: 36357014, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital major adverse eventsMajor adverse eventsWatchman FLXMajor vascular complicationsMajor bleedingPericardial effusionCardiac arrestDevice embolizationVascular complicationsMyocardial infarctionLower ratesSystemic arterial embolismComposite of deathTransient ischemic attackAtrial appendage occlusionSignificant lower rateBalance of risksHospital mortalityIschemic attackArterial embolismHospital outcomesPrimary endpointStroke preventionAdverse eventsProcedural complications
2000
Impact of Guglielmi detachable coils on outcomes of patients with intracranial aneurysms treated by a multidisciplinary team at a single institution.
Sturaitis M, Rinne J, Chaloupka J, Kaynar M, Lin Z, Awad I. Impact of Guglielmi detachable coils on outcomes of patients with intracranial aneurysms treated by a multidisciplinary team at a single institution. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2000, 93: 569-80. PMID: 11014534, DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.4.0569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitInflation-adjusted hospital chargesHospital chargesClinical outcomesTherapeutic optionsIntracranial aneurysmsDuration of hospitalOutcomes of patientsPoor surgical risksAcademic referral centerLength of stayOverall management outcomeGuglielmi detachable coilsHigher clinical gradeEffectiveness of treatmentDisease severity parametersComputerized tomography scanningGDC procedureHospital stayIntradural aneurysmsReferral centerSurgical riskCare unitTertiary careOutcome parameters