Prevalence, management and impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 4,200,000 patients

GF Romiti, B Corica, E Pipitone, M Vitolo… - European Heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aim Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in atrial fibrillation (AF)
patients is unclear, and its association with adverse outcomes is often overlooked. Our aim …

Associations of anemia with stroke, bleeding, and mortality in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

SJ Tu, N Hanna‐Rivero, AD Elliott… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Anemia frequently coexists with atrial fibrillation (AF) and has been variably
associated with worse outcomes. We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to …

Minimum national prevalence of diagnosed atrial fibrillation inferred from California acute care facilities

JJ Noubiap, JJ Tang, JT Teraoka, TA Dewland… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - jacc.org
Background Prevalence estimates of atrial fibrillation (AF) from large populations have not
been updated for> 2 decades. Using data from 1996 to 1997, a previous study projected that …

Assessment of costs and care quality associated with major surgical procedures after implementation of Maryland's capitated budget model

O Aliu, AWP Lee, JE Efron, RSD Higgins… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance In 2014, Maryland implemented the all-payer model, a distinct hospital funding
policy that applied caps on annual hospital expenditures and mandated reductions in …

Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted with type 2 myocardial infarction

B Tripathi, E Bryan, X Tan, P Sharma… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Type 2 myocardial infarction (Type 2 MI) is a common problem and carries a high diagnostic
uncertainty. Large studies exploring outcomes in type 2 MI are lacking. Nationwide …

Positive Clinical Benefit on Patient Care, Quality of Life, and Symptoms After Contact Force–Guided Radiofrequency Ablation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Analyses …

A Natale, H Calkins, J Osorio, SJ Pollak… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: There is limited evidence on the long-term clinical benefits of catheter ablation
in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. Methods: PRECEPT was a prospective …

Thirty-day unplanned readmissions following hospitalisation for atrial fibrillation in Australia and New Zealand

TJ Woods, L Ngo, P Speck, B Kaambwa… - Heart, Lung and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a leading cause of hospitalisations, yet little is known about 30-
day readmissions following discharge despite increasing policy focus on reducing …

Healthcare resource utilization in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: a global analysis from the GARFIELD-AF registry

LG Mantovani, P Cozzolino, P Ferrara, S Virdone… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
The management of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia, impacts
healthcare resource utilization (HCRU). This study aims to estimate global resource use in …

Assessing the volume–outcome relationship of carotid artery stenting in nationwide administrative data: a challenge of patient population bias

SW Koester, TS Cole, AR Kimata, KL Ma… - Journal of …, 2023 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Studies have shown an association between surgical treatment volume and
improved quality metrics. This study evaluated nationwide results in carotid artery stenting …

Healthcare resource utilization and costs of rivaroxaban versus warfarin among non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients with diabetes in a US population

JS Berger, V Ashton, F Laliberte, G Germain… - Advances in …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction The healthcare resource utilization (HRU) and costs of oral anticoagulant-naïve
patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and diabetes initiated on rivaroxaban or …