Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Jan 2016
Brain natriuretic peptide levels variation after left atrial appendage occlusion.
To explore the variations of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) secretion after left atrial appendage occlusion. ⋯ Left atrial appendage occlusion modifies BNP levels. These levels decrease after left atrial appendage occlusion. The clinical consequences of these findings need to be evaluated in further studies. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Jan 2016
Multicenter StudyVariability in utilization of drug eluting stents in United States: Insights from nationwide inpatient sample.
We studied the trends and predictors of drug eluting stent (DES) utilization from 2006 to 2011 to further expound the inter-hospital variability in their utilization. ⋯ There is significant between-hospital variation in DES utilization and a higher annual hospital volume is associated with higher utilization rate of DES. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.