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View Point On Social Media Use In Interventional Cardiology, Mirvat Alasnag, Mamas Mamas, David Fischman, Salvatore Brugaletta, Jordan Safirstein, Pascal Meier, Vijay Kunadian, Lukasz Koltowski, Sheila Sahni, Chadi Alraies, Michael Gibson May 2019

View Point On Social Media Use In Interventional Cardiology, Mirvat Alasnag, Mamas Mamas, David Fischman, Salvatore Brugaletta, Jordan Safirstein, Pascal Meier, Vijay Kunadian, Lukasz Koltowski, Sheila Sahni, Chadi Alraies, Michael Gibson

Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers

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Clinical And Procedural Effects Of Transitioning To Contact Force Guided Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation., Daniel R. Frisch, Sean J. Dikdan Feb 2019

Clinical And Procedural Effects Of Transitioning To Contact Force Guided Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation., Daniel R. Frisch, Sean J. Dikdan

Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers

Background: A major innovation in atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation has been the introduction of contact force (CF) sensing catheters.

Objective: To evaluate procedural and clinical effects of transitioning to CF-guided AF ablation.

Methods: Consecutive AF ablation patients were studiedduring the period of time of transitioning from a non-CF to CF sensing catheter. Procedural data recorded was total radiofrequency time, time to isolate the left pulmonary veins (LPVs), and time to isolate the right pulmonary veins (RPVs). Clinically, the 3 and 12-month maintenance of sinus rhythm was noted and compared by: paroxysmal vs. persistent AF; CT scan LA volume more or …


Temporal Trends And Inequalities In Coronary Angiography Utilization In The Management Of Non-St-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes In The U.S., Muhammad Rashid, David L. Fischman, Martha Gulati, Khalid Tamman, Jessica Potts, Chun Shing Kwok, Joie Ensor, Ahmad Shoaib, Hossam Mansour, Azfar Zaman, Michael P. Savage, Mamas A. Mamas Jan 2019

Temporal Trends And Inequalities In Coronary Angiography Utilization In The Management Of Non-St-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes In The U.S., Muhammad Rashid, David L. Fischman, Martha Gulati, Khalid Tamman, Jessica Potts, Chun Shing Kwok, Joie Ensor, Ahmad Shoaib, Hossam Mansour, Azfar Zaman, Michael P. Savage, Mamas A. Mamas

Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers

Coronary angiography (CA) is the basis of an invasive management strategy in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS). There are limited contemporary data on national temporal trends in utilization of CA in different patient subgroups. We sought to investigate temporal trends, predictors and clinical outcomes associated with the use of CA in the US. Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 2004–2014, we identified all inpatient admissions, age ≥18, with a primary diagnosis of NSTEACS. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression models were used to investigate temporal trends, predictors and clinical outcomes associated with CA. From a total of 4,380,827 …