Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
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New heart valve guideline has more accessible format
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First guidelines on pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease released
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Wait! Put elective surgery on hold after stent placement
Major finding: Elective noncardiac surgery should be delayed for at least 6 weeks following implantation of a bare-metal stent, and 1 year after...
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Calculate an STS score before all aortic valve replacements
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Minimalist transfemoral TAVR winning surgical converts
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RAS blocker prescriptions still lag for ACS patients
Major Finding: Only 85% of ACS patients who met class I criteria and 69% who met class IIa criteria were discharged with an ACE inhibitor or ARB...
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Ablation edges out drugs for treatment-naive paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Major finding: Recurrence of any atrial tachyarrhythmia lasting longer than 30 seconds was documented in 36 patients in the ablation group (54.5...
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FDA panel votes against cangrelor approval for PCI, bridge indications
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Novel procedure reduced need for aortic valve replacement in UAV patients
Major finding: At 5 years of follow-up, 84% of patients with unicuspid aortic valve anatomy were free from reoperation and 91% were free from...