Cardiothoracic Surgery
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LAAOS III: Surgical LAA closure cuts AFib stroke risk by one-third
The finding ‘opens a new paradigm’ for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation and should change clinical guidelines, experts say.
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Fresh look at ISCHEMIA bolsters conservative message in stable CAD
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Infective endocarditis with stroke after TAVR has ‘dismal’ prognosis
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OCS heart system earns hard-won backing of FDA panel
The nonbinding vote moves forward the device, which advocates hailed as a potentially transformative step for heart transplantation.
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TAVR feasible, comparable with surgery in rheumatic heart disease
The largest study to date “opens the door to the massive unmet clinical needs in poorer regions as well as emerging economies,” an observer said...
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COVID-19 case fatality doubled in heart transplant patients
Heart recipients are more vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection and should be referred for specialist care, according to transplant experts from...
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New-onset AFib common but unrecognized in the month after cardiac surgery
Results of SEARCH-AF trial show one in five cardiac surgery patients with no history of atrial fibrillation develop it within 30 days post...
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Who’ll get SAVR in 2020?
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Surgical aortic valve replacement, anyone?
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Opioid deaths boost donor heart supply
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The size of the donor heart pool for transplantation, flat for decades, is growing significantly.
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Why STEMI patients benefit from PCI of nonculprit lesions
“This immediately explains the clinical benefit observed with preventive PCI in STEMI patients with multivessel disease.” – Dr. Frans Van de Werf...