Cardiothoracic Surgery
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MitraClip improves survival and health status for at least 2 years
The health status findings further support the device as a valuable treatment option for heart failure patients with severe secondary mitral...
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Practice makes better: Robotic lobectomy can shorten OR times
Blood loss reduced as surgeon’s cases rose, but postoperative complications remained steady
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Impella RP shows higher mortality in postapproval study
These results are interim and the FDA is continuing to evaluating them.
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Pulmonary hypertension linked to complications after head and neck procedures
SAN DIEGO – The odds of in-hospital mortality were not significantly different for those with PHTN.
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For CABG, multiple and single arterial grafts show no survival difference
The 10-year follow-up in the Arterial Revascularization Trial is not long enough, editorialists say.
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U.S. vs. Europe: Costs of cardiac implant devices compared
Hospitals in the United States spend two to six times more than their European counterparts.
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Prosthesis-patient mismatch post TAVR ups death risk 19%
SAN DIEGO – About one in eight patients have severe PPM after undergoing TAVR, according to the largest study to date of this population.
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Novel device improves mitral regurgitation 30% in REDUCE-FMR
SAN DIEGO – The Carillon Mitral Counter System device bolsters the mitral annulus and may offer a minimally invasive alternative, particularly in...
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COAPT: MitraClip prolongs life in selected HF patients
SAN DIEGO – Patient selection is key.
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Culprit-vessel PCI may be safer long term in cardiogenic shock
One-year data from the CULPRIT-SHOCK trial showed no statistically significant difference in mortality between culprit-lesion-only and multivessel...