2021
Change in hospitalization rates following transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion
Mohammed M, Kattel S, Ahsan I, Samdani AJ, Chand S, Rai D, Bandyopadhyay D, Ranka S, Noheria A, Gupta SK, Sheldon SH, Rao M, Aronow WS, Freeman JV, Reddy M. Change in hospitalization rates following transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion. Archives Of Medical Science - Atherosclerotic Diseases 2021, 6: e191-e195. PMID: 36161215, PMCID: PMC9487831, DOI: 10.5114/amsad.2021.111405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtrial appendage occlusionOral anticoagulantsAtrial fibrillationAppendage occlusionHospitalization ratesLong-term oral anticoagulantsNon-valvular atrial fibrillationDiagnosis of AFNationwide Readmissions DatabaseCause admissionsHospital stayIndex procedureMore admissionsHigh riskPatientsClinical practiceAverage preAdmissionMortality informationLAAOSignificant decreaseContraindicationsIncidenceMonthsOcclusion
2020
Effect of Temporary Interruption of Warfarin Due to an Intervention on Downstream Time in Therapeutic Range in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (from ORBIT AF)
Madhavan M, Holmes DN, Piccini JP, Freeman JV, Fonarow GC, Hylek EM, Kowey PR, Mahaffey KW, Pieper K, Peterson ED, Chan PS, Allen LA, Singer DE, Naccarelli GV, Reiffel JA, Steinberg BA, Gersh BJ, Investigators O. Effect of Temporary Interruption of Warfarin Due to an Intervention on Downstream Time in Therapeutic Range in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (from ORBIT AF). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 132: 66-71. PMID: 32826041, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational normalized ratioFirst therapeutic international normalized ratioTherapeutic international normalized ratioTherapeutic rangeAtrial fibrillationMajor bleedingTemporary interruptionAF patientsSubtherapeutic international normalized ratioBetter Informed TreatmentLow therapeutic rangeProportional hazards modelOutcomes RegistryNormalized ratioHigh incidenceLower riskHazards modelPatientsInformed TreatmentWarfarinSubsequent outcomesMonthsAnticoagulationRank testWeeks