2023
Correction: Frailty and associated outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion: findings from the NCDR LAAO registry
Darden D, Bilal Munir M, Zimmerman S, Eskander M, Pothineni N, Gopinathannair R, Kabra R, Lakkireddy D, Duong T, Han F, Freeman J, Hsu J. Correction: Frailty and associated outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion: findings from the NCDR LAAO registry. Journal Of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2023, 67: 637-637. PMID: 38019421, DOI: 10.1007/s10840-023-01704-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTRACARDIAC VS TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY USE FOR LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION WITH WATCHMAN FLX: COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY AT 45 DAYS IN 40,738 PATIENTS FROM THE NCDR LAAO REGISTRY
Ferro E, Yeh R, Kapadia S, Hsu J, Gibson D, Freeman J, Price M, Alkhouli M, Roy K, Allocco D, Piccini J. INTRACARDIAC VS TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY USE FOR LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION WITH WATCHMAN FLX: COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY AT 45 DAYS IN 40,738 PATIENTS FROM THE NCDR LAAO REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 90. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)00534-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Abnormal left atrial body stiffness is predicted by appendage size: impact of appendage occlusion on left atrial mechanics assessed by pressure-volume analysis
Bregasi A, Freeman JV, Curtis JP, Akar JG, Ortiz-Leon XA, Maia JH, Higgins AY, Matthews RV, Sinusas AJ, McNamara RL, Sugeng L, Lin BA. Abnormal left atrial body stiffness is predicted by appendage size: impact of appendage occlusion on left atrial mechanics assessed by pressure-volume analysis. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2022, 323: h559-h568. PMID: 35960632, PMCID: PMC9576173, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00083.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft atrial appendage occlusionLA stiffnessAppendage occlusionLA appendageLA mechanicsTransesophageal echocardiographyPressure-volume analysisPercutaneous left atrial appendage occlusionAdverse atrial remodelingAtrial appendage occlusionLeft atrial appendageLA volume measurementsAtrial cardiomyopathyBaseline characteristicsLA complianceAtrial remodelingClinical outcomesAtrial appendageAtrial mechanicsCardiac performancePathophysiological roleBaseline parametersMagnitude of increaseAppendage sizeOcclusionChanges in left atrial appendage orifice following percutaneous left atrial appendage closure using three-dimensional echocardiography
Ortiz-Leon XA, Posada-Martinez EL, Bregasi A, Chen W, Crandall I, Pereira J, Faridi KF, Akar JG, Lin BA, McNamara RL, Freeman JV, Curtis J, Arias-Godinez JA, Sugeng L. Changes in left atrial appendage orifice following percutaneous left atrial appendage closure using three-dimensional echocardiography. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2022, 38: 1361-1369. PMID: 35064846, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-022-02525-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLAA occlusionWatchman deviceLAA orificeD velocityPercutaneous left atrial appendage closureLeft atrial appendage closureEccentricity indexLAA orifice diameterAtrial appendage closureAtrial appendage occlusionPercutaneous LAA occlusionPeak SMaximum diameterAtrial appendage orificeShort-axis viewThree-dimensional echocardiographyLong-term contraindicationsAppendage closureAppendage occlusionAtrial fibrillationTransesophageal echocardiography imagesAxis viewPatientsOcclusionSignificant differences
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 decreaseContraindicationsIncidenceMonthsOcclusionB-PO03-155 OUTCOMES OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION WITH WATCHMAN IN CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL PRACTICE COMPARED WITH CLINICAL TRIALS: A POOLED ANALYSIS OF PROTECT-AF, PREVAIL, AND THE NCDR LAAO REGISTRY
Friedman D, Du C, Agarwal Y, Varosy P, Masoudi F, Curtis J, Freeman J. B-PO03-155 OUTCOMES OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION WITH WATCHMAN IN CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL PRACTICE COMPARED WITH CLINICAL TRIALS: A POOLED ANALYSIS OF PROTECT-AF, PREVAIL, AND THE NCDR LAAO REGISTRY. Heart Rhythm 2021, 18: s252. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.06.628.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
TCT CONNECT-449 Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Following Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: A Study-Level Meta-Analysis
Jhand A, Thandra A, Aronow H, Freeman J, Sharma R, Coylewright M, Porter T, Goldsweig A. TCT CONNECT-449 Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Following Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: A Study-Level Meta-Analysis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 76: b192. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.09.477.Peer-Reviewed Original Research