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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAtrial AppendageAtrial FibrillationCardiac CatheterizationCardiac Surgical ProceduresHumansMalePatient DischargeRegistriesRetrospective StudiesStrokeTreatment OutcomeConceptsWATCHMAN 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
2018
The Value of Claims-Based Nontraditional Risk Factors in Predicting Long-term Mortality After MitraClip Procedure
Kundi H, Popma JJ, Valsdottir LR, Shen C, Faridi KF, Pinto DS, Yeh RW. The Value of Claims-Based Nontraditional Risk Factors in Predicting Long-term Mortality After MitraClip Procedure. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 34: 1648-1654. PMID: 30527154, PMCID: PMC6424362, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNontraditional risk factorsLong-term mortalityNoncardiac risk factorsMitral valve repairRisk factorsValve repairMitraClip procedureClaims dataLong-term mortality riskPercutaneous mitral valve repairTranscatheter mitral valve repairPredicting Long-Term MortalityCardiac risk factorsPresentation characteristicsCox regression modelAdministrative claims dataRisk prediction modelMedian followMitraClip implantationModel discriminationMortality riskClaims codesMedicare feePatientsService beneficiaries