2021
Leaks after Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Ignored or Neglected?
Jang S, Wong S, Mosadegh B. Leaks after Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Ignored or Neglected? Cardiology 2021, 146: 384-391. PMID: 33735867, DOI: 10.1159/000513901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAtrial AppendageAtrial FibrillationCardiac CatheterizationEchocardiography, TransesophagealHumansStrokeTreatment OutcomeConceptsPeri-device leakAtrial appendage closureLAA closureThromboembolic eventsAppendage closureLong-term oral anticoagulationLeft atrial appendage closureLarger long-term studiesEpicardial LAA closureChronic atrial fibrillationRisk of thromboembolismHigh-velocity blood flowIncomplete LAA closureLong-term safetySmall study populationLAA closure procedureAtrial ostiumOral anticoagulationStroke preventionPercutaneous closureAtrial fibrillationResidual leakIncrease of riskClinical significanceStudy population
2020
Associations Between Hospital Length of Stay, 30‐Day Readmission, and Costs in ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Nationwide Readmissions Database Analysis
Jang S, Yeo I, Feldman D, Cheung J, Minutello R, Singh H, Bergman G, Wong S, Kim L. Associations Between Hospital Length of Stay, 30‐Day Readmission, and Costs in ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Nationwide Readmissions Database Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015503. PMID: 32468933, PMCID: PMC7428974, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnterior Wall Myocardial InfarctionCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDatabases, FactualFemaleHospital CostsHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRecurrenceRisk FactorsST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionSTEMI groupShorter LOSReadmission ratesMyocardial infarctionInfarct locationNationwide Readmissions Database AnalysisNationwide Readmissions DatabaseElevation myocardial infarctionEnormous economic burdenBackground ReadmissionLOS cohortReadmission mortalitySTEMI cohortSTEMI hospitalizationsUS healthcare systemHospital stayHospital lengthLonger LOSReadmissionEconomic burdenPatients
2014
Prognostic Implications of Initial Echocardiographic Findings in Adolescents and Adults with Supracristal Ventricular Septal Defects
Cho M, Jang S, Sun B, Jang J, Ahn J, Kim D, Song J, Kang D, Song J. Prognostic Implications of Initial Echocardiographic Findings in Adolescents and Adults with Supracristal Ventricular Septal Defects. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2014, 27: 965-971. PMID: 24996557, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupracristal ventricular septal defectVentricular septal defectOverall survival rateAortic regurgitationGroup 1Septal defectSurvival rateValsalva ruptureGroup 2High-risk echocardiographic featuresProgression-free survival ratesPerimembranous ventricular septal defectEvent-free rateInitial echocardiographic findingsSevere aortic regurgitationRetrospective observational studySinus of ValsalvaMain clinical eventsAR progressionEchocardiographic featuresEchocardiographic findingsHeart failurePediatric patientsPrognostic implicationsClinical events
2013
Differential long‐term outcomes of zotarolimus‐eluting stents compared with sirolimus‐eluting and paclitaxel‐eluting stents in diabetic and nondiabetic patients: Two‐year subgroup analysis of the ZEST randomized trial
Jang S, Park D, Kim W, Kim Y, Yun S, Kang S, Lee S, Lee C, Park S, Park S. Differential long‐term outcomes of zotarolimus‐eluting stents compared with sirolimus‐eluting and paclitaxel‐eluting stents in diabetic and nondiabetic patients: Two‐year subgroup analysis of the ZEST randomized trial. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2013, 81: 1106-1114. PMID: 22899589, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiovascular AgentsChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary ThrombosisDiabetes MellitusDrug-Eluting StentsFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPaclitaxelPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRepublic of KoreaRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSirolimusTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsPaclitaxel-eluting stentsZotarolimus-eluting stentsSirolimus-eluting stentsNondiabetic patientsDiabetic statusDiabetic patientsStent typeIschemia-driven target vessel revascularizationDifferential long-term outcomesLower ratesAdverse cardiac eventsComposite of deathTarget vessel revascularizationLong-term outcomesDifferential treatment effectsSimilar ratesAngiographic characteristicsIschemic complicationsCardiac eventsDiabetes mellitusPrimary outcomeMACE occurrenceStent groupMyocardial infarction
2012
Association of early systolic blood pressure response to exercise with future cardiovascular events in patients with uncomplicated mild-to-moderate hypertension
Cho M, Jang S, Lee C, Park C. Association of early systolic blood pressure response to exercise with future cardiovascular events in patients with uncomplicated mild-to-moderate hypertension. Hypertension Research 2012, 35: 922-927. PMID: 22534519, PMCID: PMC3434366, DOI: 10.1038/hr.2012.52.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFuture cardiovascular eventsBlood pressure responseCardiovascular eventsSustained hypertensionSystolic BPQuartiles 3New onset ischemic heart diseaseSurvival rateEvent-free survival rateSystolic blood pressure responseComposite end pointIschemic heart diseaseTarget heart ratePressure responseCause deathModerate hypertensionMultivariable adjustmentCardiovascular riskSBP responseUncomplicated mildPrimary outcomeQuartiles 1Heart diseaseMonitoring registryExercise test