2023
Physician responses to apple watch-detected irregular rhythm alerts
Demkowicz P, Dhruva S, Spatz E, Beatty A, Ross J, Khera R. Physician responses to apple watch-detected irregular rhythm alerts. American Heart Journal 2023, 262: 29-37. PMID: 37084933, PMCID: PMC10988207, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationPrimary careEmergency medicinePhysician responsesDiagnostic testingUse of antiarrhythmicsClinical practice guidelinesMeasurement of BNPFurther diagnostic testingCase-based surveyLarge academic centerAF alertsAsymptomatic patientsPatient demographicsClinical symptomsTreatment optionsMedical historyPatient referralPhysician specialtyPractice guidelinesPhysician differencesRhythm monitoringAcademic centersUS FoodClinical complexity
2018
Variation in the Use of Warfarin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation and Associated Cost Implications
Rodwin BA, Salami JA, Spatz ES, Valero-Elizondo J, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Nasir K, Desai NR. Variation in the Use of Warfarin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation and Associated Cost Implications. The American Journal Of Medicine 2018, 132: 61-70.e1. PMID: 30290193, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.09.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect oral anticoagulantsUse of DOACsAtrial fibrillationOral anticoagulantsDiseases Ninth Edition (ICD-9) codesPocket costsProportion of patientsUse of warfarinNinth Edition codesMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyPrescription drug useTotal drug expendituresPrescription drug spendingWarfarin useAnticoagulant useNationwide cohortClinical factorsMedication useEdition codesStudy populationInternational ClassificationDrug useFibrillationClinical groupsAnticoagulantsLife's Simple 7 and the risk of atrial fibrillation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Ogunmoroti O, Michos ED, Aronis KN, Salami JA, Blankstein R, Virani SS, Spatz ES, Allen NB, Rana JS, Blumenthal RS, Veledar E, Szklo M, Blaha MJ, Nasir K. Life's Simple 7 and the risk of atrial fibrillation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2018, 275: 174-181. PMID: 29920438, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.05.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAtrial FibrillationBlood GlucoseBlood PressureBody Mass IndexDiet, HealthyExerciseFemaleHealth StatusHealthy LifestyleHumansIncidenceLipidsMaleMiddle AgedPrimary PreventionProspective StudiesProtective FactorsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSmokingTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAtrial fibrillationMulti-Ethnic StudyRace/ethnicityHazard ratioOverall cohortSimple 7Cardiovascular healthCardiovascular diseaseLower riskAmerican Heart Association's LifeBurden of AFFirst AF episodeSimple 7 (LS7) metricsIdeal cardiovascular healthProportional hazard ratiosProspective cohort studyLife's Simple 7Hospital discharge recordsICD-9 codesLS7 metricsCohort studyIncidence rateAF episodesInadequate scoresAssociation's Life
2010
Just How Stable Are Escape Rhythms after Atrioventricular Junction Ablation?
ARORA R, SPATZ E, VIJAYARAMAN P, ROSENGARTEN M, GROSS J, KIM S, FISHER J, FERRICK K. Just How Stable Are Escape Rhythms after Atrioventricular Junction Ablation? Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2010, 33: 939-944. PMID: 20487338, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02756.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAV node ablationEscape rhythmPacemaker implantationPacemaker dependencyStable escape rhythmAtrioventricular node ablationPercentage of patientsTime pointsAtrioventricular junction ablationMode of therapyNumber of patientsSerial time pointsSerial time intervalsBaseline demographicsJunction ablationComorbid conditionsAtrial fibrillationPermanent pacemakerPacemaker interrogationPossible sequelaeRisk factorsPatientsPacemaker failurePotential predictorsSignificant predictors