2022
Safety and Effectiveness of a Catheter With Contact Force and 6-Hole Irrigation for Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Routine Clinical Practice
Dhruva SS, Zhang S, Chen J, Noseworthy PA, Doshi AA, Agboola KM, Herrin J, Jiang G, Yu Y, Cafri G, Farr K, Ervin KR, Ross JS, Coplan PM, Drozda JP. Safety and Effectiveness of a Catheter With Contact Force and 6-Hole Irrigation for Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Routine Clinical Practice. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2227134. PMID: 35976649, PMCID: PMC9386540, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent AF ablationRoutine clinical practiceMercy HealthAF ablationMayo ClinicSafety outcomesClinical practiceCatheter groupCohort studyCatheter ablationPersistent AFParoxysmal atrial fibrillation ablationThermocool SmartTouch catheterComposite of deathPrimary safety outcomeAtrial fibrillation ablationPersistent atrial fibrillationElectronic health record dataHealth system dataHealth record dataHealth care systemSmartTouch catheterThromboembolic eventsFibrillation ablationProcedural complications
2020
Catheter-related complications and mortality of atrial fibrillation ablation following introduction of contact force-sensing technology
Akar JG, Hummel JP, Yao X, Sangaralingham L, Dhruva S, Dong J, Ward R, Shah ND, Ross J, Noseworthy PA. Catheter-related complications and mortality of atrial fibrillation ablation following introduction of contact force-sensing technology. BMJ Surgery Interventions & Health Technologies 2020, 2: e000058. PMID: 35047796, PMCID: PMC8647613, DOI: 10.1136/bmjsit-2020-000058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContact force-sensing catheterForce-sensing catheterAcute care useAtrial fibrillation ablationCatheter-related complicationsFibrillation ablationCare useAtrial fibrillationStroke/transient ischemic attackTransient ischemic attackRetrospective cohort analysisEmergency department visitsInverse probability treatment weightsOptumLabs Data WarehouseCatheter complicationsIschemic attackBaseline characteristicsComplication rateDepartment visitsAtrioesophageal fistulaEsophageal injuryCohort analysisContact force monitoringClinical practiceCatheterAggregating multiple real-world data sources using a patient-centered health-data-sharing platform
Dhruva SS, Ross JS, Akar JG, Caldwell B, Childers K, Chow W, Ciaccio L, Coplan P, Dong J, Dykhoff HJ, Johnston S, Kellogg T, Long C, Noseworthy PA, Roberts K, Saha A, Yoo A, Shah ND. Aggregating multiple real-world data sources using a patient-centered health-data-sharing platform. Npj Digital Medicine 2020, 3: 60. PMID: 32352038, PMCID: PMC7170944, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-020-0265-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsCatheter-based atrial fibrillation ablationPatient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) dataAdditional health systemsPost-procedure recoveryProspective cohort studyTertiary care hospitalU.S. tertiary care hospitalDisease-specific symptomsAtrial fibrillation ablationOutcome measure dataDigital weight scaleBariatric surgeryCohort studyCare hospitalFibrillation ablationPharmacy dataWalgreens pharmaciesReal-world data sourcesActivity monitorHealth systemPatientsHealth recordsEHR dataWeight scale