2023
SCAI/HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Saw J, Holmes D, Cavalcante J, Freeman J, Goldsweig A, Kavinsky C, Moussa I, Munger T, Price M, Reisman M, Sherwood M, Turi Z, Wang D, Whisenant B. SCAI/HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2023, 2: 100577. PMID: 39130704, PMCID: PMC11307869, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtrial appendage closureAppendage closureConsensus statementTranscatheter Left Atrial Appendage ClosureLeft atrial appendage closureImportant clinical trialsExpert consensus statementLeft atrial appendageCardiovascular Computed TomographyDrug Administration approvalEvidence-based best practicesThromboembolic riskWatchman deviceLAAC procedureAtrial fibrillationAtrial appendageAdministration approvalClinical trialsCardiovascular AngiographyAmerican CollegeComputed tomographyClinical developmentClinical practiceEndovascular devices
2022
Abnormal left atrial body stiffness is predicted by appendage size: impact of appendage occlusion on left atrial mechanics assessed by pressure-volume analysis
Bregasi A, Freeman JV, Curtis JP, Akar JG, Ortiz-Leon XA, Maia JH, Higgins AY, Matthews RV, Sinusas AJ, McNamara RL, Sugeng L, Lin BA. Abnormal left atrial body stiffness is predicted by appendage size: impact of appendage occlusion on left atrial mechanics assessed by pressure-volume analysis. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2022, 323: h559-h568. PMID: 35960632, PMCID: PMC9576173, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00083.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft atrial appendage occlusionLA stiffnessAppendage occlusionLA appendageLA mechanicsTransesophageal echocardiographyPressure-volume analysisPercutaneous left atrial appendage occlusionAdverse atrial remodelingAtrial appendage occlusionLeft atrial appendageLA volume measurementsAtrial cardiomyopathyBaseline characteristicsLA complianceAtrial remodelingClinical outcomesAtrial appendageAtrial mechanicsCardiac performancePathophysiological roleBaseline parametersMagnitude of increaseAppendage sizeOcclusion
2020
CHANGES OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE ORIFICE FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Ortiz-Leon X, Posada E, Chen W, Bregasi A, Crandall I, Pereira J, Miranda J, Akar J, Lin B, McNamara R, Freeman J, Curtis J, Arias-Godínez J, Sugeng L. CHANGES OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE ORIFICE FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1708. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32335-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Cost-Effectiveness of Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage in Atrial Fibrillation Based on Results From PROTECT AF Versus PREVAIL
Freeman JV, Hutton DW, Barnes GD, Zhu RP, Owens DK, Garber AM, Go AS, Hlatky MA, Heidenreich PA, Wang PJ, Al-Ahmad A, Turakhia MP. Cost-Effectiveness of Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage in Atrial Fibrillation Based on Results From PROTECT AF Versus PREVAIL. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2016, 9: e003407. PMID: 27307517, PMCID: PMC4911813, DOI: 10.1161/circep.115.003407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLAA closureLeft atrial appendageQuality-adjusted life yearsPROTECT AFAtrial fibrillationPercutaneous closureWatchman deviceAtrial appendageLife yearsTrial dataWATCHMAN LAA closure devicePROTECT AF trialIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioMajor adverse eventsPrevention of strokeAtrial appendage closureProspective Randomized EvaluationLAA closure deviceLong-term trial resultsQuality-adjusted survivalCost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness resultsMedical anticoagulationAF trialAdverse events
2012
Cost-effectiveness of pharmacologic and invasive therapies for stroke prophylaxis in atrial fibrillation
Solomon MD, Ullal AJ, Hoang DD, Freeman JV, Heidenreich P, Turakhia MP. Cost-effectiveness of pharmacologic and invasive therapies for stroke prophylaxis in atrial fibrillation. Journal Of Cardiovascular Medicine 2012, 13: 86-96. PMID: 22193838, DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e32834f23cf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness analysisAtrial fibrillationNonpharmacologic therapiesAtrial fibrillation-related strokeVitamin K antagonistsNew pharmacologic therapiesDirect thrombin inhibitorDevice-based therapiesLeft atrial appendageStroke Risk ProfileHealth policy recommendationsPercutaneous ligationStroke prophylaxisK antagonistsStroke preventionPharmacologic therapySurgical ligationAbnormal heart rhythmAntiplatelet agentsProphylaxis strategiesAtrial appendageRight atriumEndovascular implantationInvasive therapySystemic circulation