Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Insurance Providers for Watchman Patients Enrolled in the LAAO Registry between January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018.
| Total | Successful | Aborted* | Cancelled* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Procedure | Procedure | Procedure | P value | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Overall | 38158 | 35417 | 1601 | 1140 | |
| Demographics | |||||
| Age, mean (SD), years | 76.1 (8.1) | 76.0 (8.1) | 77.2 (7.9) | 77.2 (7.9) | <0.0001 |
| Age categories | <0.0001 | ||||
| <55 | 496 (1.3) | 470 (1.3) | 17 (1.1) | 9 (0.8) | |
| 55 to 64 | 2303 (6.0) | 2176 (6.1) | 78 (4.9) | 49 (4.3) | |
| 65 to 74 | 12167 (31.9) | 11422 (32.3) | 419 (26.2) | 326 (28.6) | |
| 75 to 84 | 17799 (46.7) | 16438 (46.4) | 805 (50.3) | 556 (48.8) | |
| >=85 | 5393 (14.1) | 4911 (13.9) | 282 (17.6) | 200 (17.5) | |
| Sex | 0.3337 | ||||
| Male | 22468 (58.9) | 20844 (58.9) | 926 (57.8) | 698 (61.2) | |
| Female | 15672 (41.1) | 14556 (41.1) | 675 (42.2) | 441 (38.7) | |
| Race | 0.1715 | ||||
| White | 35345 (92.6) | 32805 (92.6) | 1498 (93.6) | 1042 (91.4) | |
| Black | 1768 (4.6) | 1653 (4.7) | 53 (3.3) | 62 (5.4) | |
| Hispanic | 138 (0.4) | 130 (0.4) | 5 (0.3) | 3 (0.3) | |
| Asian | 621 (1.6) | 565 (1.6) | 33 (2.1) | 23 (2.0) | |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 94 (0.3) | 90 (0.3) | 3 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 49 (0.1) | 46 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | |
| Other | 143 (0.4) | 128 (0.4) | 8 (0.5) | 7 (0.6) | |
| Primary insurance payer | 0.8359 | ||||
| Medicare/Medicaid | 33141 (86.9) | 30752 (86.8) | 1389 (86.8) | 1000 (87.7) | |
| Private health insurance | 4475 (11.7) | 4165 (11.8) | 188 (11.7) | 122 (10.7) | |
| Other | 542 (1.4) | 500 (1.4) | 24 (1.5) | 18 (1.6) |
SD= standard deviation
*
Aborted procedures are those which are concluded after central venous access is obtained. Cancelled procedures are those which are concluded prior to obtaining central venous access.