Publications by authors named "N C Estes"
Purpose: Psychological safety is critical for fostering well-being. Integral to the mission of academic institutions, trainees are among the most vulnerable to negative workplace experiences, calling for a need to understand factors that contribute to psychological safety in this population. Our objective is to empirically explore trainee psychological safety to inform best practices for training environments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Real-world studies comparing safety and efficacy of combined percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) and catheter ablation (CA) to LAAO alone are limited.
Methods: Patients from a large US hospital system undergoing combined LAAO and left-atrial CA from 8/2020 to 2/2024 were retrospectively analyzed and compared to a control group undergoing LAAO alone. Controls were identified using a 1:2 propensity score match based on LAAO device type (Watchman FLX vs.
Introduction: Severe obesity presents significant challenges in imaging and delivery of therapy, including pacemaker implant.
Methods And Result: We present our experience implanting a leadless pacemaker (LP) in a severely obese man presenting with heart block. We describe our multidisciplinary approach using right internal jugular venous access and transesophageal imaging in lieu of fluoroscopy which failed to provide workable images in this instance.
Article Synopsis
- The LIVE-LQTS study aimed to investigate whether vigorous exercise increases the risk of ventricular arrhythmias in individuals with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) by tracking participants' activity and health events over three years.
- Among 1,413 participants, 52% engaged in vigorous exercise, and the study found similar rates of serious cardiac events (2.6% in vigorous exercisers vs. 2.7% in non-vigorous) suggesting that vigorous exercise may not significantly increase risk for these individuals.
- The results had a hazard ratio of 0.97, indicating that vigorous exercisers experienced similar or potentially lower rates of adverse events than those who did not exercise vigorously, providing insight into safe exercise practices for LQ