2023
Watchman device migration and embolization: A report from the NCDR LAAO Registry
Friedman D, Freeman J, Zimmerman S, Tan Z, Pereira L, Faridi K, Curtis J. Watchman device migration and embolization: A report from the NCDR LAAO Registry. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2023, 34: 1192-1195. PMID: 37078339, PMCID: PMC10290479, DOI: 10.1111/jce.15909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWATCHMAN procedureSurgical retrievalDevice migrationMortality rateAtrial appendage closure deviceHospital mortality rateAnnual procedure volumeCardiac surgeryHospital eventsPostdischarge eventsOstial sizeDevice embolizationTaller patientsRetrospective analysisClosure deviceLAA ostiumPatientsProcedure volumeHigh mortalitySurgerySubstantial proportionEmbolizationRegistryGreater body massBody mass
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