2023
DAPT Is Comparable to OAC Following LAAC With WATCHMAN FLX A National Registry Analysis
Coylewright M, Holmes D, Kapadia S, Hsu J, Gibson D, Freeman J, Yeh R, Piccini J, Price M, Allocco D, Nair D. DAPT Is Comparable to OAC Following LAAC With WATCHMAN FLX A National Registry Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 2708-2718. PMID: 37943200, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual antiplatelet therapyDevice-related thrombusOral anticoagulationWatchman FLXStroke preventionLong-term oral anticoagulationComposite endpoint rateMedical therapy optionsNational registry analysisSimilar safety profilePropensity-matched analysisAtrial appendage occlusionAspirin patientsDAPT patientsMajor bleedingAntiplatelet therapyComposite endpointDrug regimensMedication regimensAppendage occlusionComorbid conditionsAtrial fibrillationRegistry analysisSafety profileMean age
2022
Residual stroke risk despite oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation
Carlisle M, Shrader P, Fudim M, Pieper K, Blanco R, Fonarow G, Naccarelli G, Gersh B, Reiffel J, Kowey P, Steinberg B, Freeman J, Ezekowitz M, Singer D, Allen L, Chan P, Pokorney S, Peterson E, Piccini J, Patients and Investigators O. Residual stroke risk despite oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm O2 2022, 3: 621-628. PMID: 36589908, PMCID: PMC9795305, DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2022.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransient ischemic attackPermanent atrial fibrillationOral anticoagulationAtrial fibrillationVASc scoreIschemic attackThromboembolic eventsFemale sexPrevious stroke/transient ischemic attackStroke/transient ischemic attackTransient ischemic attack eventsCox proportional hazard modelingResidual riskResidual stroke riskBetter Informed TreatmentRisk of thromboembolismProportional hazard modelingSystemic embolismPrevious strokeStroke riskOutcomes RegistryMean ageRisk markersOutcome eventsThromboembolism