2023
Watchman device migration and embolization: A report from the NCDR LAAO Registry
Friedman D, Freeman J, Zimmerman S, Tan Z, Pereira L, Faridi K, Curtis J. Watchman device migration and embolization: A report from the NCDR LAAO Registry. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2023, 34: 1192-1195. PMID: 37078339, PMCID: PMC10290479, DOI: 10.1111/jce.15909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWATCHMAN procedureSurgical retrievalDevice migrationMortality rateAtrial appendage closure deviceHospital mortality rateAnnual procedure volumeCardiac surgeryHospital eventsPostdischarge eventsOstial sizeDevice embolizationTaller patientsRetrospective analysisClosure deviceLAA ostiumPatientsProcedure volumeHigh mortalitySurgerySubstantial proportionEmbolizationRegistryGreater body massBody mass
2018
Incidence and Predictors of Perioperative Complications With Transvenous Lead Extractions
Sood N, Martin DT, Lampert R, Curtis JP, Parzynski C, Clancy J. Incidence and Predictors of Perioperative Complications With Transvenous Lead Extractions. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2018, 11: e004768. PMID: 29453324, DOI: 10.1161/circep.116.004768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransvenous lead extractionMajor perioperative complicationsUrgent cardiac surgeryPerioperative complicationsLead extractionCardiac surgeryMajor complicationsClinical statusNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator RegistryImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistryRecent single-center studiesMultivariable logistic regression analysisHigh-voltage leadsReal-world incidenceSingle-center studyImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator leadsPatient's clinical statusHigh-volume centersRisk of complicationsLogistic regression analysisCardiovascular implantable electronic devicesCardioverter-defibrillator leadsReal-world outcomesImplantable electronic devicesFemale sex