2023
Variation in hospital use of cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator among eligible patients and association with clinical outcomes
Chui P, Lan Z, Freeman J, Enriquez A, Khera R, Akar J, Masoudi F, Ong E, Curtis J. Variation in hospital use of cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator among eligible patients and association with clinical outcomes. Heart Rhythm 2023, 20: 1000-1008. PMID: 36963741, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEligible patientsICD RegistryCardiac resynchronizationNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCRT-D implantationCRT-D useHospital-level outcomesStrong guideline recommendationsHospital-level variationPatient-level outcomesIntraclass correlation coefficientQuality improvement effortsHospital mortalityGuideline indicationsReadmission ratesSelect patientsClinical outcomesGuideline recommendationsHospital variationHospital ratesUse of CRTHospital levelHospital usePatientsCase mix
2015
“Needle-in-needle” epicardial access: Preliminary observations with a modified technique for facilitating epicardial interventional procedures
Kumar S, Bazaz R, Barbhaiya CR, Enriquez AD, Helmbold AF, Chinitz JS, Baldinger SH, Mahida S, McConville JW, Tedrow UB, John RM, Michaud GF, Stevenson WG. “Needle-in-needle” epicardial access: Preliminary observations with a modified technique for facilitating epicardial interventional procedures. Heart Rhythm 2015, 12: 1691-1697. PMID: 25828599, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.03.045.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Incidence, predictors, and evolution of conduction disorders and atrial arrhythmias after contemporary mitral valve repair
Viles-Gonzalez JF, Enriquez AD, Castillo JG, Coffey JO, Pastori L, Reddy VY, Adams DH, Fuster V. Incidence, predictors, and evolution of conduction disorders and atrial arrhythmias after contemporary mitral valve repair. Cardiology Journal 2014, 21: 569-575. PMID: 24526511, DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2014.0016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArrhythmias, CardiacAtrial FibrillationAtrioventricular BlockBrugada SyndromeBundle-Branch BlockCardiac Conduction System DiseaseCardiac Surgical ProceduresElectrocardiographyFemaleHeart Conduction SystemHeart Valve DiseasesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValvePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsRight bundle branch blockMitral valve repairAtrio-ventricular blockAtrial arrhythmiasConduction disordersBypass timeAtrial sizeCardiac surgeryIndependent predictorsValve repairMultivariate predictorsFirst degree atrio-ventricular blockConcomitant mitral valve repairDegree atrio-ventricular blockOnly multivariate predictorPrior cardiac surgeryPrompt clinical recoverySignificant valvular regurgitationComplete atrio-ventricular blockTreatment of choiceLength of stayBundle branch blockCommon atrial arrhythmiaPreoperative pacemakerProlong hospitalizationClinical Impact of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device
Enriquez AD, Calenda B, Gandhi PU, Nair AP, Anyanwu AC, Pinney SP. Clinical Impact of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 1883-1890. PMID: 25444141, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParoxysmal atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationHF hospitalizationThromboembolic eventsVentricular assist deviceHeartMate IIHMII LVADAssist deviceImpact of AFCox proportional hazards regressionEffect of AFKaplan-Meier survival analysisHigh INR levelsHeart failure hospitalizationMajor bleeding eventsPersistent atrial fibrillationProportional hazards regressionBleeding eventsHMII implantationINR levelsFailure hospitalizationPatient yearsComposite endpointIndependent predictorsClinical outcomes