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Prediction: LVADs will rule end-stage heart failure
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Will mechanical circulatory support ultimately surpass heart transplantation?
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Risk considerations for suicidal physicians
LAS VEGAS – A common thread links physician suicides.
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VIDEO: Clot aspiration equals retrieval for ischemic stroke
HOUSTON – The French ASTER trial shows that clot aspiration may be as good as stent retriever thrombectomy in treating large-vessel acute ischemic...
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CMS to alert docs of their MIPS status soon
ORLANDO – By about the first week of April, CMS will notify practices if they are exempt.
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Three signs predict hypercalcemic crisis in hyperparathyroid patients
A triad of signs can predict hypercalcemic crisis among patients with hyperparathyroidism.
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Watch and wait often better than resecting in ground-glass opacities
The authors of a new long-term follow-up care study say higher detection rates of ground-glass opacity lesions should not necessarily equate with...
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Want better patient engagement? Use social media
ORLANDO – Twitter, Facebook Live, and blogging are the most effective social medial platforms for doctors, according to cardiologist Kevin...
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Pheochromocytoma linked to higher risk of postop complications
LAS VEGAS – Pheochromocytoma is associated with more postoperative complications than are other types of hormonally active adrenal tumors.
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One-third of micropapillary thyroid cancer found to be multifocal
Micropapillary thyroid cancer is not always a benign diagnosis.
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Intraoperative PTH spikes may mean multigland disease
Intraoperative spikes of parathyroid hormone don’t predict a failed parathyroidectomy.
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CMS spending projections come with a caveat
The projections make no assumptions about potential repair, repeal, or replacement of the Affordable Care Act, leaving the projections to serve as...