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
2021
Comparability of Event Adjudication Versus Administrative Billing Claims for Outcome Ascertainment in the DAPT Study
Faridi KF, Tamez H, Butala NM, Song Y, Shen C, Secemsky EA, Mauri L, Curtis JP, Strom JB, Yeh RW. Comparability of Event Adjudication Versus Administrative Billing Claims for Outcome Ascertainment in the DAPT Study. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2021, 14: e006589. PMID: 33435731, PMCID: PMC7855905, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.006589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueMyocardial infarctionPredictive valueDAPT studyClinical trialsAdjudicated eventsClaims dataNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryClinical events committeeTrial of patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionTrial end pointsKappa statisticsAdjudicated deathCathPCI RegistryCerebrovascular eventsCoronary interventionCumulative incidenceEvents committeeOutcome ascertainmentBilling claimsInpatient hospitalizationBleeding rateCardiovascular disease
2019
Comparison of Clinical Trials and Administrative Claims to Identify Stroke Among Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement
Strom JB, Zhao Y, Faridi KF, Tamez H, Butala NM, Valsdottir LR, Curtis J, Brennan JM, Shen C, Boulware M, Popma JJ, Yeh RW. Comparison of Clinical Trials and Administrative Claims to Identify Stroke Among Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2019, 12: e008231. PMID: 31694411, PMCID: PMC7212938, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.119.008231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBrain IschemiaClinical Trials as TopicDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansIschemic Attack, TransientMaleMedicareRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsNegative predictive valueAortic valve replacementCerebrovascular eventsInternational ClassificationPositive predictive valuePredictive valueValve replacementNinth RevisionClinical trialsTenth RevisionBilling codesKaplan-Meier estimatesMedicare inpatient claimsSURTAVI trialClinical event adjudicationDevastating complicationIschemic strokeNeurological eventsCerebrovascular diseaseBilling claimsInpatient claimsEvent adjudicationAdministrative claimsHigh riskTrial participants