Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Consider cognitive function in elderly before surgery
Conference Coverage
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement reboots
Conference Coverage
Achieving aortic arch replacement without deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Key clinical point: By maintaining cardiac and distal body perfusion, complex reconstructions can be accomplished without concern about organ...
News
Bicuspid aortic valve repair keeps getting better
Key clinical point: The researchers reserve subcommissural annuloplasty only for those patients with a normal annular size (27 mm or less) and a...
Conference Coverage
ADSORB 1-year results show efficacy of endografting in type B aortic dissection
A significantly higher percentage of patients achieved false lumen thrombosis in the best medical therapy plus stent group, compared with those...
Conference Coverage
Device positioning may be culprit behind post-LVAD pump thrombosis
Key clinical point: Cannula malpositioning may be related to pump thrombosis after LVAD placement.Major finding: The rate of pump thrombosis after...
News
CMS proposes TMVR coverage with evidence development
Conference Coverage
Medical therapy for type B aortic dissection falls short
Major finding: Medical therapy failed in nearly 60% of patients during 4.3 years of follow-up.Data source: A series of 298 cases.Disclosures: Dr....
Guidelines
USPSTF: Women smokers might benefit from AAA screening
Key clinical point: Women aged 65-75 years who have smoked more than 100 cigarettes ever could benefit from one-time ultrasonography screening for...