2021
Change in hospitalization rates following transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion
Mohammed M, Kattel S, Ahsan I, Samdani AJ, Chand S, Rai D, Bandyopadhyay D, Ranka S, Noheria A, Gupta SK, Sheldon SH, Rao M, Aronow WS, Freeman JV, Reddy M. Change in hospitalization rates following transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion. Archives Of Medical Science - Atherosclerotic Diseases 2021, 6: e191-e195. PMID: 36161215, PMCID: PMC9487831, DOI: 10.5114/amsad.2021.111405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtrial appendage occlusionOral anticoagulantsAtrial fibrillationAppendage occlusionHospitalization ratesLong-term oral anticoagulantsNon-valvular atrial fibrillationDiagnosis of AFNationwide Readmissions DatabaseCause admissionsHospital stayIndex procedureMore admissionsHigh riskPatientsClinical practiceAverage preAdmissionMortality informationLAAOSignificant decreaseContraindicationsIncidenceMonthsOcclusionSex Differences in Procedural Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Darden D, Duong T, Du C, Munir MB, Han FT, Reeves R, Saw J, Zeitler EP, Al-Khatib SM, Russo AM, Minges KE, Curtis JP, Freeman JV, Hsu JC. Sex Differences in Procedural Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. JAMA Cardiology 2021, 6: 1275-1284. PMID: 34379072, PMCID: PMC8358791, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.3021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital adverse eventsMajor adverse eventsAdverse eventsAtrial appendage occlusionMajor bleedingPericardial effusionAppendage occlusionAtrial fibrillationSex differencesCongestive heart failureCoronary artery diseaseAdjusted logistic regression analysisParoxysmal atrial fibrillationLogistic regression analysisMultivariable adjusted logistic regression analysesPrior strokeUncontrolled hypertensionHospital outcomesHospital stayMultivariable adjustmentProlonged hospitalBaseline characteristicsCohort studySelect patientsArtery disease
2020
Risk of COVID-19 infection after cardiac electrophysiology procedures
Workman V, Freeman JV, Obasare ER, Jain S, Ganeshan R, Burr A, Blitzer M, Akar J, Lampert R. Risk of COVID-19 infection after cardiac electrophysiology procedures. Heart Rhythm O2 2020, 1: 239-242. PMID: 32904452, PMCID: PMC7455246, DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2020.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 infectionEP proceduresNosocomial spreadCOVID-19Probable COVID-19 infectionMedical record reviewPreventive measuresCOVID-19 patientsRisk of developmentCOVID-19 surgeChest painHospital stayHospital transmissionRecord reviewTransient symptomsEmergent proceduresCardiac electrophysiology proceduresNonemergent proceduresElectrophysiology labElectrophysiology proceduresEP labPatientsHospital censusCoronavirus infectionSymptoms