2024
Anticoagulation Alone vs Anticoagulation Plus Aspirin or DAPT Following Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Reinhardt S, Gibson D, Hsu J, Kapadia S, Yeh R, Price M, Piccini J, Nair D, Christen T, Allocco D, Freeman J. Anticoagulation Alone vs Anticoagulation Plus Aspirin or DAPT Following Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 889-900. PMID: 39197978, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft atrial appendage occlusionRate of adverse eventsAdverse eventsLAA closure deviceAppendage occlusionAntithrombotic strategiesP2Y<sub>12</sub> inhibitorsDays of follow-upMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionClosure deviceRisk of adverse eventsCox proportional hazards regressionWatchman FLX deviceDual antiplatelet therapyDevice-related thrombusProportional hazards regressionStroke/transient ischemic attackAntithrombotic regimensFLX deviceAntiplatelet therapyDOACsGroup patientsFollow-upMultivariate analysisHazards regression
2019
Treatment of atrial fibrillation with concomitant coronary or peripheral artery disease: Results from the outcomes registry for better informed treatment of atrial fibrillation II
Inohara T, Shrader P, Pieper K, Blanco RG, Allen LA, Fonarow GC, Gersh BJ, Go AS, Ezekowitz MD, Kowey PR, Reiffel JA, Naccarelli GV, Chan PS, Mahaffey KW, Singer DE, Freeman JV, Steinberg BA, Peterson ED, Piccini JP, Patients and Investigators O. Treatment of atrial fibrillation with concomitant coronary or peripheral artery disease: Results from the outcomes registry for better informed treatment of atrial fibrillation II. American Heart Journal 2019, 213: 81-90. PMID: 31129441, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticoagulantsAtrial FibrillationCardiovascular DiseasesCoronary Artery DiseaseDrug Therapy, CombinationFactor Xa InhibitorsFemaleHemorrhageHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationPeripheral Arterial DiseasePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRegistriesStrokeTreatment OutcomeWarfarinConceptsNew-onset atrial fibrillationDirect oral anticoagulantsConcomitant antiplatelet therapyPeripheral artery diseaseAtrial fibrillationVascular diseaseAntiplatelet therapyMajor bleedingArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionORBIT-AF II registryAtrial Fibrillation IIImproved cardiovascular outcomesVascular disease patientsProportional hazards modelOutcomes of individualsOral anticoagulationCardiovascular outcomesOral anticoagulantsTriple therapyMost patientsPatient characteristicsCoronary diseaseDual therapyNeurological events
2018
Pharmacotherapy for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Insights From ORBIT‐AF
Washam JB, Holmes DN, Thomas LE, Pokorney SD, Hylek EM, Fonarow GC, Mahaffey KW, Gersh BJ, Kowey PR, Ansell JE, Go AS, Reiffel JA, Freeman JV, Singer DE, Naccarelli G, Blanco R, Peterson ED, Piccini JP. Pharmacotherapy for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Insights From ORBIT‐AF. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e008928. PMID: 30371218, PMCID: PMC6222961, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.008928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAnticoagulantsAtrial FibrillationDabigatranDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRegistriesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk FactorsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeWarfarinConceptsBackground Chronic kidney diseaseAntiarrhythmic drug useTransient ischemic attackChronic kidney diseaseAtrial fibrillationAdvanced CKDCKD statusIschemic attackSystemic embolismCause mortalityCreatinine clearanceRhythm controlKidney diseaseDrug useAtrial fibrillation scoreBaseline renal functionOral anticoagulant useRhythm control strategyCox proportional hazardsCKD patientsMajor bleedingOAC useCardiovascular deathCKD stageHigher CHA
2013
Effectiveness and Safety of Digoxin Among Contemporary Adults With Incident Systolic Heart Failure
Freeman JV, Yang J, Sung SH, Hlatky MA, Go AS. Effectiveness and Safety of Digoxin Among Contemporary Adults With Incident Systolic Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 525-533. PMID: 24021697, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.000079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAged, 80 and overCaliforniaCardiotonic AgentsChi-Square DistributionDigoxinDisease ProgressionDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHeart Failure, SystolicHospitalizationHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPractice Guidelines as TopicProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsIncident systolic heart failureSystolic heart failureSafety of digoxinΒ-blocker useDigoxin useHeart failureHF hospitalizationConcurrent β-blocker useSymptomatic systolic heart failureKaiser Permanente Northern CaliforniaHF disease severityOptimal medical therapyRisk of deathMedical therapyMultivariable analysisContemporary cohortCox regressionClinical guidelinesMedical historyHigh riskHospitalizationHigh mortalityPatientsDisease severityTrial data