2021
Cannabis use disorder among atrial fibrillation admissions, 2008–2018
Chouairi F, Miller PE, Guha A, Clarke J, Reinhardt SW, Ahmad T, Freeman JV, Desai NR, Friedman DJ. Cannabis use disorder among atrial fibrillation admissions, 2008–2018. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2021, 44: 1934-1938. PMID: 34506639, DOI: 10.1111/pace.14356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillation hospitalizationsAF hospitalizationsImpact of CUDNational Inpatient SampleProportion of admissionsDiseases diagnosis codesPrevalence of cannabisHistory of CUDHospital dischargeYounger patientsHigher proportionUnderserved patientsBlack raceDiagnosis codesInpatient SampleInternational ClassificationHospitalizationLegality of cannabisCannabis usePatientsAdmissionCodiagnosisLittle dataCUDCannabis
2012
Procedural Complications, Rehospitalizations, and Repeat Procedures After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Shah RU, Freeman JV, Shilane D, Wang PJ, Go AS, Hlatky MA. Procedural Complications, Rehospitalizations, and Repeat Procedures After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 59: 143-149. PMID: 22222078, PMCID: PMC5340189, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.08.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAF ablationAF hospitalizationsPeriprocedural complicationsOlder ageCalifornia State Inpatient DatabaseFirst AF ablationInitial AF ablationPredictors of complicationsRate of readmissionAtrial fibrillation ablationKaplan-Meier analysisRisk of complicationsMultivariable logistic regressionNew treatment optionsPost-procedural outcomesState Inpatient DatabasesLarge general populationCryotherapy ablationArrhythmia recurrenceCause hospitalizationInpatient complicationsRecurrent AFAdult patientsProcedural complicationsCatheter ablation