Atrial fibrillation(AF) is the most common type of sustained arrhythmia,which is now on course to reach epidemic proportions in the elderly population. AF is a commonly encountered comorbidity in patients with cardiac...Atrial fibrillation(AF) is the most common type of sustained arrhythmia,which is now on course to reach epidemic proportions in the elderly population. AF is a commonly encountered comorbidity in patients with cardiac and major non-cardiac diseases. Morbidity and mortality associated with AF makes it a major healthcare burden. The objective of our article is to determine the prognostic impact of AF on acute coronary syndromes,heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Multiple studies have been conducted to determine if AF has an independent role in the overall mortality of such patients. Our review suggests that AF has an independent adverse prognostic impact on the clinical outcomes of acute coronary syndromes,heart failure and chronic kidney disease.展开更多
Background We investigated the effect of hospital volume on percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect/patent foramen ovale (ASD) among pediatric patients. Methods We identified patients undergoing percutaneous clos...Background We investigated the effect of hospital volume on percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect/patent foramen ovale (ASD) among pediatric patients. Methods We identified patients undergoing percutaneous closure of ASD with device using International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) procedure code 35.52 from the National Inpatient Sample, years 2002–2011. Patients with age ≤ 18 years and primary diagnosis code 745.5 for ASD were included. Hospital volume was calculated using unique identification numbers and divided into tertiles for analysis. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to determine independent predictors of procedure-related complications which were coded using specific codes released by Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Results 6162 percutaneous ASD closure procedures were analyzed. There was no mortality associated with percutaneous ASD closure. Cardiac complications (9.5%) were most common. On multivariate analysis, age increment of 3 years decreased the odds of developing complications (OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.79–0.87,P < 0.001). Odds of developing complications in the 2nd (OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.62–0.89,P = 0.007) and 3rd tertiles (OR 0.34, 95% CI 0.27–0.42,P < 0.001) were lower as compared to the 1st tertile of hospital volume. Conclusion Increasing annual hospital volume is an independent predictor of lower complication rates in percutaneous ASD closure cases with no associated mortality in pediatric patients.展开更多
文摘Atrial fibrillation(AF) is the most common type of sustained arrhythmia,which is now on course to reach epidemic proportions in the elderly population. AF is a commonly encountered comorbidity in patients with cardiac and major non-cardiac diseases. Morbidity and mortality associated with AF makes it a major healthcare burden. The objective of our article is to determine the prognostic impact of AF on acute coronary syndromes,heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Multiple studies have been conducted to determine if AF has an independent role in the overall mortality of such patients. Our review suggests that AF has an independent adverse prognostic impact on the clinical outcomes of acute coronary syndromes,heart failure and chronic kidney disease.
文摘Background We investigated the effect of hospital volume on percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect/patent foramen ovale (ASD) among pediatric patients. Methods We identified patients undergoing percutaneous closure of ASD with device using International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) procedure code 35.52 from the National Inpatient Sample, years 2002–2011. Patients with age ≤ 18 years and primary diagnosis code 745.5 for ASD were included. Hospital volume was calculated using unique identification numbers and divided into tertiles for analysis. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to determine independent predictors of procedure-related complications which were coded using specific codes released by Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Results 6162 percutaneous ASD closure procedures were analyzed. There was no mortality associated with percutaneous ASD closure. Cardiac complications (9.5%) were most common. On multivariate analysis, age increment of 3 years decreased the odds of developing complications (OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.79–0.87,P < 0.001). Odds of developing complications in the 2nd (OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.62–0.89,P = 0.007) and 3rd tertiles (OR 0.34, 95% CI 0.27–0.42,P < 0.001) were lower as compared to the 1st tertile of hospital volume. Conclusion Increasing annual hospital volume is an independent predictor of lower complication rates in percutaneous ASD closure cases with no associated mortality in pediatric patients.
