Abstracts

Association Between Periodontal Disease and Heart Failure: A Meta-Analysis

Purpose: Multiple chronic inflammations, infections, and autoimmune diseases are associated with higher risks of cardiovascular events. Periodontal disease is one of the most prevalent sy...

Gaspar Del Rio-Pertuz ;

Angkawipa Trongtorsak ;

Mahmoud Abdelnabi ;

Leenhapong Navaravong , MD;

Sittinun Thangjui ;

Natnicha Leelaviwat ;

Jakrin Kewcharoen ;

Sakditad Saowapa ;

07/13/2023

Association Between Active Esophageal Cooling and Increased Procedural Volumes of Catheter Ablation

Purpose: To determine the influence of active esophageal cooling on procedural volumes for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using radiofrequency (RF) ablation after adoption of active esoph...

Christopher Joseph , BA;

Julie Cooper , MD;

Erik Kulstad , MS, MD;

Matthew C. Sackett , MD;

Jose Silva , MD;

Rich Kuk , MD;

Julia McHugh , MD, PhD;

Babette Brumback , PhD;

07/13/2023

Importance of Compression Rate During Left Atrial Appendage Closure With Watchman FLX

Andrea Natale , MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC;

Vincenzo Mirco La Fazia , MD;

Carola Gianni , MD;

Nicola Pierucci , MD;

Sanghamitra Mohanty , MD;

Prem G. Torpalati , MD;

Domenico G. Della Rocca , MD, PhD;

07/06/2023

Impact of Sedation and Echocardiographic Guidance Strategy on Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Purpose: Traditionally, left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has been performed under general anesthesia (GA) with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), but operators are increasingly u...

Sapan Bhuta , MD;

Jose R. Sleiman , MD;

Connor C. Jacob , BS;

Nooruddin S. Pracha , BS;

Sachit Rustagi , BS;

John S. Scandale , BS;

Nicholas J. Yavornitzky , BS;

Raul Weiss , MD;

Steven J. Kalbfleisch , MD;

Salvatore J. Savona , MD;

Toshimasa Okabe , MD;

Muhammad R. Afzal , MD;

Ralph S. Augostini , MD;

Emile G. Daoud , MD;

John D. Hummel , MD;

Mahmoud Houmsse , MD, FACP, FACC, FHRS;

07/06/2023

Racial Differences in Device-Detected Incident Atrial Fibrillation

Purpose: Prior research suggests that Black individuals have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, but lower risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) than White individuals. Whether...

Jack Goergen , MD;

Graham Peigh , MD, MSc;

Nathan Varberg , BS ;

Paul Ziegler , MS;

Rod S. Passman , MD, MSCE, FACC, FHRS;

Dana Soderlund , MPH;

Sadiya Khan , MD, MS;

07/06/2023

Machine Learning of AF Electrograms and Clinical Features Predict Acute Termination of Atrial Fibrillation by Ablation

Wouter-Jan Rappel ;

Sanjiv M. Narayan , MD, PhD, MSc;

Maxime Pedron ;

Prasanth Ganesan ;

Ruibin Feng ;

Brototo Deb ;

Samuel Ruiperez-Campillo ;

Paul Clopton ;

Albert J. Rogers ;

07/05/2023

Anticoagulation Drug Prescription Disparities Impact Mortality and Stroke Rates

Purpose: Medication prescription patterns vary significantly according to geographic location and race. We aimed to assess the impact of race on anticoagulation (AC) prescription patterns...

Nassir F. Marrouche , MD;

Hadi Younes ;

Mario Mekhael ;

Han Feng ;

Charbel Noujaim ;

Nour Chouman ;

Ala Assaf ;

Eoin Donnellan ;

07/05/2023

The genomic landscape of appendiceal adenocarcinoma revealed by 855 whole exome sequences

Appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA) represents a rare malignancy with a unique natural history characterized by peritoneal metastases without (except in rare instances) hematogenous spread. D...

06/25/2023

NCI9673 (Part B): A multi-institutional ETCTN randomized phase II study of nivolumab with or without ipilimumab in refractory, metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal

The proportion of patients (pts) with squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SCCA) who develop incurable distant metastases continues to increase. Previously, in the single-arm study, NCI96...

06/25/2023

The SUNLIGHT trial, an international, open-label, randomised, phase 3 study comparing trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) plus bevacizumab (bev) to FTD/TPI monotherapy in patients with refra...

Eric Van Cutsem , MD, PhD;

06/25/2023