2024
Predicting Major Adverse Events in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Faridi K, Ong E, Zimmerman S, Varosy P, Friedman D, Hsu J, Kusumoto F, Mortazavi B, Minges K, Pereira L, Lakkireddy D, Koutras C, Denton B, Mobayed J, Curtis J, Freeman J. Predicting Major Adverse Events in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2024, 17: e012424. PMID: 38390713, PMCID: PMC11021146, DOI: 10.1161/circep.123.012424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryLeft atrial appendage occlusionIn-hospital major adverse eventsMajor adverse eventsBedside risk scoreRisk scoreData RegistryIncreased fall riskAdverse eventsQuality improvement effortsWatchman FLXAppendage occlusionFall riskLeft atrial appendage occlusion procedureRegistry dataImprovement effortsRisk of in-hospital major adverse eventsPredicting major adverse eventsLogistic regressionAdverse event ratesModerate discriminationClinically relevant variablesFemale sexAtrial fibrillation terminationLAAO procedures
2022
Indications for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in the United States and Associated In-Hospital Outcomes: Results From the NCDR LAAO Registry
Daimee UA, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Varosy PD, Friedman DJ, Du C, Koutras C, Reddy VY, Saw J, Price MJ, Kusumoto FM, Curtis JP, Freeman JV. Indications for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in the United States and Associated In-Hospital Outcomes: Results From the NCDR LAAO Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2022, 15: e008418. PMID: 35959677, PMCID: PMC9388561, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.121.008418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital adverse eventsHigh fall riskNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryProcedural indicationsAtrial appendage occlusionAdverse eventsWatchman implantationFall riskMajor bleedsThromboembolic riskAppendage occlusionData registryAbnormal renal/liver functionLeft atrial appendage occlusionIn-Hospital OutcomesMean patient ageTransient ischemic attackMajority of patientsInternational normalized ratioIschemic attackMean CHAOral anticoagulationPrior strokeVASc scoreWATCHMAN procedure