2024
Association of Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure with Replacement Therapy with Procedural and Long-Term Outcomes after First Generation Watchman Device: Insights from the NCDR LAAO Registry
Munir M, Tan Z, Pun P, Wang Y, Tandar A, Darden D, Hsu J, Friedman D, Curtis J, Freeman J. Association of Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure with Replacement Therapy with Procedural and Long-Term Outcomes after First Generation Watchman Device: Insights from the NCDR LAAO Registry. Heart Rhythm 2024 PMID: 39515495, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.10.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseLong-term outcomesLeft atrial appendage occlusionAssociation of chronic kidney diseaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry LAAO RegistryReplacement therapyAdverse eventsAtrial fibrillationKidney diseaseKidney failureAssociated with higher ratesIn-hospital deathRisk of strokeRate of strokeBilling claimsAF patientsProcedural complicationsAppendage occlusionWatchman deviceMultivariate analysisKFRTHigh riskPatientsRegistryComplications
2023
In-hospital complications associated with pulmonary vein isolation with adjunctive lesions: the NCDR AFib Ablation Registry
Darden D, Aldaas O, Du C, Munir M, Feld G, Pothineni N, Gopinathannair R, Lakkireddy D, Curtis J, Freeman J, Akar J, Hsu J. In-hospital complications associated with pulmonary vein isolation with adjunctive lesions: the NCDR AFib Ablation Registry. EP Europace 2023, 25: euad124. PMID: 37184436, PMCID: PMC10228609, DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary vein isolationRisk of complicationsPersistent AFAblation RegistryHospital complicationsVein isolationAdjusted oddsHigher comorbidity burdenAtrial fibrillation ablationCavotricuspid isthmus ablationMultivariable logistic regressionComorbidity burdenMore comorbiditiesAdverse eventsFibrillation ablationIsthmus ablationMajor complicationsCTI ablationHigh heterogeneitySafety outcomesHigh riskComplicationsAblation lesionsLesion typeLesions
2016
Long-Term Risk for Device-Related Complications and Reoperations After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: An Observational Cohort Study.
Ranasinghe I, Parzynski CS, Freeman JV, Dreyer RP, Ross JS, Akar JG, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Long-Term Risk for Device-Related Complications and Reoperations After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: An Observational Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2016, 165: 20-29. PMID: 27135392, DOI: 10.7326/m15-2732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICD-related complicationsNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryObservational cohort studyDevice-related complicationsICD implantationLong-term riskCohort studyMedicare feeNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementCardioverter-defibrillator implantationService claims dataCRT-D devicesSingle-chamber devicesCumulative incidenceNonfatal outcomesICD RegistryService patientsBlack raceFemale sexReoperationAmerican CollegeClaims dataComplications
2011
Physician Procedure Volume and Complications of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Freeman JV, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Heidenreich PA, Hlatky MA. Physician Procedure Volume and Complications of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. Circulation 2011, 125: 57-64. PMID: 22095828, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.046995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician procedure volumeProcedure volumeHospital mortalityICD implantationHospital characteristicsPhysician specialtyNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator placementInitial ICD implantationRate of complicationsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationHospital procedure volumeClustering of patientsAnnual procedure volumeOutcomes of proceduresVolume of proceduresHierarchical logistic regressionHospital complicationsComplication rateHospital volumePatient characteristicsProcedural complicationsHighest quartileInverse relationshipComplications
2010
THE RELATION BETWEEN HOSPITAL PROCEDURE VOLUME AND COMPLICATIONS OF CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION FROM THE NATIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR DATA REGISTRY
Freeman J, Wang Y, Curtis J, Heidenreich P, Hlatky M. THE RELATION BETWEEN HOSPITAL PROCEDURE VOLUME AND COMPLICATIONS OF CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION FROM THE NATIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR DATA REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 55: a129.e1205. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(10)61206-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research