Providence Center for Cardiovascular Analytics, Research + Data Science (CARDS) is dedicated to leveraging our data and research infrastructure to accelerate innovation and discovery in heart and vascular health for the betterment of patient care. To support Providence Heart Institute’s research and quality efforts, the CARDS center includes analytics, registries, biostatistics, publications, and clinical trials. CARDS investigates the treatments, technologies and processes that lead to the best patient outcomes in service to high-value cardiovascular care. CARDS conducts research ‘in the context of clinical practice’, asking and answering important questions that will shape patient care and influence how our health care delivery systems are organized. CARDS leverages Providence’s real-world health care experience to create new knowledge.

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Submissions from 2018

Natural history and clinical relevance of gutter-related type Ia endoleaks after chimney EVAR - Chimney EVAR workshop, Brant Ullery

Role of drug-eluting stents in femoropopliteal occlusive disease, Brant Ullery

Streamlining patient care: Developing a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm protocol, Brant Ullery

The Endurant stent graft system: results from the ENGAGE registry, Brant Ullery

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Epidemiology and contemporary management of abdominal aortic aneurysms., Brant W Ullery, Richard L Hallett, and Dominik Fleischmann

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Geometric Deformations of the Thoracic Aorta and Supra-Aortic Arch Branch Vessels Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair., Brant W Ullery, Ga-Young Suh, Kelsey Hirotsu, David Zhu, Jason T Lee, Michael D Dake, Dominik Fleischmann, and Christopher P Cheng

NCDR performance improvement: The power of clinical data, C Van Vleet, Tyler J Gluckman, J Caldwell, and A Caixeta

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Fifty-Percent Reduction in CABG Mortality During a 3-Year Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Project, Neil Worrall, James Brevig, Ruyun Jin, Tyler J Gluckman, Robert Hunter, Matthew Ducsik, Braden Batkoff, and Gary Grunkemeier

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Standard Ablation Versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Ablation in the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia., Tarek Zghaib, Esra G Ipek, Rozann Hansford, Hiroshi Ashikaga, Ronald D Berger, Joseph E Marine, David D Spragg, Harikrishna Tandri, Stefan L Zimmerman, Henry Halperin, Scott Brancato, Hugh Calkins, Charles Henrikson, and Saman Nazarian

Submissions from 2017

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Under Pressure: When to Stick Your Neck Out?, Jacob Abraham, Rebecca S Lewis, Lian Wang, Kateri J Spinelli, Josh Remick, Jeff Paulson, and Jay Chappell

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​Left atrial pressure elevation limits exercise capacity in LVAD patients: Insights from left pressure sensor monitoring in a Heartmate II patient, Jacob Abraham, L Wang, and Kateri Spinelli

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Sports Cardiology: Core Curriculum for Providing Cardiovascular Care to Competitive Athletes and Highly Active People., Aaron L Baggish, Robert W Battle, James G Beckerman, Alfred A Bove, Rachel J Lampert, Benjamin D Levine, Mark S Link, Matthew W Martinez, Silvana M Molossi, Jack Salerno, Meagan M Wasfy, Rory B Weiner, and Michael S Emery

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The State of the Absorb Bioresorbable Scaffold: Consensus From an Expert Panel., Sripal Bangalore, Hiram G Bezerra, David G Rizik, Ehrin J Armstrong, Bruce Samuels, Srihari S Naidu, Cindy L Grines, Malcolm T Foster, James W Choi, Barry D Bertolet, Atman P Shah, Rebecca Torguson, Surendra B Avula, John C Wang, James P Zidar, Aziz Maksoud, Arun Kalyanasundaram, Steven J Yakubov, Bassem M Chehab, Anthony J Spaedy, Srini P Potluri, Ronald P Caputo, Ashok Kondur, Robert F Merritt, Amir Kaki, Ramon Quesada, Manish A Parikh, Catalin Toma, Fadi Matar, Joseph DeGregorio, William Nicholson, Wayne Batchelor, Raghava Gollapudi, Ethan C Korngold, Riyaz Sumar, George S Chrysant, Jun Li, John B Gordon, Rajesh M Dave, Guilherme F Attizzani, Tom P Stys, Osvaldo S Gigliotti, Bruce E Murphy, Stephen G Ellis, and Ron Waksman

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Trends in the Use of Moderate-Intensity to High-Intensity Statin and Nonstatin Lipid-Lowering Therapy: Turning Off the Faucet Is Much More Valuable Than Mopping Up the Floor., Roger S Blumenthal, Tyler J Gluckman, and Seth S Martin

Transitional care bundle overseen by a RN heart failure navigator, Terri Byers, Suzanne Upfield, and Hsin-Fang Li

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2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Periprocedural Management of Anticoagulation in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Clinical Expert Consensus Document Task Force., John U Doherty, Tyler J Gluckman, William J Hucker, James L Januzzi, Thomas L Ortel, Sherry J Saxonhouse, and Sarah A Spinler

Long-term outcomes comparison of mitral valve replacement versus repair for functional mitral regurgitation, Anthony P Furnary, Gary Grunkemeier, Shih-Ting Chiu, and Mansen Wang

Advances in heart failure management: How will recent guidelines changes impact your treatment selection?, Tyler J Gluckman

Anticoagulation for stroke prevention—Unmet needs or controversies, Tyler J Gluckman

Aspirin at the intersection of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy—An act of commission?, Tyler J Gluckman

Clinical documentation improvement—Value (quality and revenue) implications, Tyler J Gluckman

Coding, documentation and attribution: How this impacts the deployment of your team members, Tyler J Gluckman

MACRA (Quality Payment Program) and NCDR in the payment reform era—Understanding the basics, Tyler J Gluckman

MIPS—Understanding meaningful use and clinical practice improvement categories, Tyler J Gluckman

New evidence on the intersection of antiplatelets and anticoagulants, Tyler J Gluckman

Stacking antithrombotic agents—Acts of commission and omission, Tyler J Gluckman

Structured reporting is the new black—How new clinical workflows make every team member look amazing, Tyler J Gluckman

Tackling unexplained variation in care: How to carefully move one's cheese, Tyler J Gluckman

Therapeutic advances for the patient-centered management of hypercholesterolemia, Tyler J Gluckman

When anticoagulation needs to be stopped—What are the options?, Tyler J Gluckman

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What's in a Name? The New ICD-10 (10th Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) Codes and Type 2 Myocardial Infarction., Abhinav Goyal, Tyler J Gluckman, and James E Tcheng

Patient centered specialty practice, Xiaoyan Huang

Patient centered specialty practice: The Providence experience, Xiaoyan Huang

System-based practice management in cardiology, Xiaoyan Huang

Transforming Cardiology Care Towards Patient Centered Specialty Practice, Xiaoyan Huang, Lesley Jones Larson, and Meredeth Rosenthal

Patient centered specialty practice: One year later, Xiaoyan Huang, Lesley Jones Larson, and Lian Wang

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Non-Platelet Thromboxane Generation is an Independent Predictor of Late-Term Mortality After Coronary After Bypass Graft Surgery, Nikolaos Kakouros, Tyler J Gluckman, Bruce Barton, Thomas S. Kickler, and Jeffrey Rade

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The Carotid Artery as a Preferred Alternative Access Route for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement., Eric B Kirker, Robert W. Hodson, Kateri Spinelli, and Ethan C Korngold

Avoiding complications in critical limb ischemia (CLI) intervention, Ethan C Korngold

Early and late career decisions for the new and experienced interventionalist, Ethan C Korngold

Referral strategies for advanced Rutherford category disease: Who you gonna call?, Ethan C Korngold

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Surgical occlusion of the left atrial appendage and thromboembolic complications in patients with left ventricular assist devices., Rebecca S Lewis, Lian Wang, Kateri J Spinelli, Gary Y Ott, and Jacob Abraham

Right internal jugular access as an alternative to femoral access for CardioMEMS implantation​, Rebecca Lewis, Lian Wang, Kateri Spinelli, Joshua Remick, Jeff Paulson, Jay Chappell, and Jacob Abraham

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Long-term outcomes in leadless Micra transcatheter pacemakers with elevated thresholds at implantation: Results from the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System Global Clinical Trial., Jonathan P Piccini, Kurt Stromberg, Kevin P Jackson, Verla Laager, Gabor Z Duray, Mikhael El-Chami, Christopher R Ellis, John Hummel, D Randy Jones, Robert C Kowal, Calambur Narasimhan, Razali Omar, Philippe Ritter, Paul R Roberts, Kyoko Soejima, Shu Zhang, and Dwight Reynolds

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Real-World Performance of Paclitaxel Drug-Eluting Bare Metal Stenting (Zilver PTX) for the Treatment of Femoropopliteal Occlusive Disease., Kenneth Tran, Brant W Ullery, Marcus R Kret, and Jason T Lee

AAA: Is EVAR the solution?, Brant Ullery

Fundamentals and complications of percutaneous EVAR, Brant Ullery

Role of in-situ laser fenestration in acute type B aortic dissection, Brant Ullery

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Dynamic Geometric Analysis of the Renal Arteries and Aorta following Complex Endovascular Aneurysm Repair., Brant W Ullery, Ga-Young Suh, John J Kim, Jason T Lee, Ronald L Dalman, and Christopher P Cheng

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Natural history of gutter-related type Ia endoleaks after snorkel/chimney endovascular aneurysm repair., Brant W Ullery, Kenneth Tran, Nathan K Itoga, Ronald L Dalman, and Jason T Lee

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Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Durability: A Meta-Regression of Published Studies., M Wang, Anthony P Furnary, Hsin-Fang Li, and Gary Grunkemeier

​Aortic root thrombus and myocardial infarction after LVAD treated with intra-aortic thrombolysis and systemic anticoagulation, Yan Xu, Laura Holton, and Jacob Abraham

Submissions from 2016

Grand Rounds: Current and future trends in vascular surgery, Brant Ullery

Vascular surgery in the modern era, Brant Ullery