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
2021
The bleeding risk treatment paradox at the physician and hospital level: Implications for reducing bleeding in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Amin AP, Frogge N, Kulkarni H, Ridolfi G, Ewald G, Miller R, Hall B, Rogers S, Gluckman T, Curtis J, Masoudi FA, Rao SV. The bleeding risk treatment paradox at the physician and hospital level: Implications for reducing bleeding in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. American Heart Journal 2021, 243: 221-231. PMID: 34543645, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-treatment paradoxPercutaneous coronary interventionVascular closure deviceCoronary interventionClosure deviceBAS useNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCINational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryPost-PCI bleedingHigh-risk tertileHigher bleeding rateInter-physician variationLevel of physiciansPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryIndependent predictorsTransradial interventionRisk tertilesCostly complicationBleeding rateHigh prevalenceHigh riskMortality riskBleedingLower risk
2012
Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry)
Dodson JA, Wang Y, Chaudhry SI, Curtis JP. Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 110: 1-6. PMID: 22475362, PMCID: PMC3666171, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIBleeding-avoidance strategiesST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionUndergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionDirect thrombin inhibitorVascular closure deviceYears of ageBleeding complicationsCathPCI RegistryMultivariable analysisRadial accessClosure deviceHigh riskBleedingPatientsThrombin inhibitorsInfarctionLow bleedingStudy period