2022
Device-Sizing and Associated Complications With Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Findings From the NCDR LAAO Registry
Sandhu A, Varosy P, Du C, Aleong R, Tumolo A, West J, Tzou W, Curtis J, Freeman J, Friedman D, Hess P. Device-Sizing and Associated Complications With Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Findings From the NCDR LAAO Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 15: e012183. PMID: 36472194, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.122.012183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial appendage occlusionAppendage occlusionPericardial effusionLower oddsOversized deviceComposite adverse outcomeNonvalvular atrial fibrillationShort-term complicationsShort-term outcomesSignificant leakDevice embolismSelect patientsAdverse eventsWatchman deviceAssociated complicationsPeridevice leakAtrial fibrillationAdverse outcomesDevice embolizationHigh prevalenceDevice migrationManufacturer's recommendationsPatientsStudy periodUndersized devices
2011
The Impact of ST Elevation on Athletic Screening
Leo T, Uberoi A, Jain NA, Garza D, Chowdhury S, Freeman JV, Perez M, Ashley E, Froelicher V. The Impact of ST Elevation on Athletic Screening. Clinical Journal Of Sport Medicine 2011, 21: 433-440. PMID: 21892017, DOI: 10.1097/jsm.0b013e31822cf105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST elevationCardiac eventsCardiac deathEarly repolarizationVeterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care SystemRetrospective cohort studyAbnormal test resultsClinical patient cohortUniversity varsity athletesHealth care systemCardiovascular mortalityCohort studyClinical outcomesAmbulatory individualsVital statusAthletic screeningECG abnormalitiesPatient cohortLateral leadsMyocardial ischemiaBrugada syndromeHigh prevalenceCardiac conditionsHeart rateJ waves