Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
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Diabetics face increased treatment-resistant hypertension risk
Major finding: Diabetes patients with treatment-resistant hypertension had a 6.2% combined rate of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke over a...
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Medicare to pay more for warfarin-reversal treatment
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Continuous glucose monitoring keeps ICU patients steady
Major finding: ICU patients with continuous subcutaneous glucose monitoring remained in their blood glucose target range for 79% of their stay,...
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TAVR shows large survival benefit in diabetes patients
Major finding: In patients with diabetes, 1-year mortality was 18% after TAVR and 27% after SAVR in a post hoc analysis.Data source: The PARTNER I...
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FDA drops access points from Sapien transcatheter valve label
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How to foil post-CABG aspirin resistance
Major finding: The median serum thromboxane level on the morning of post CABG day 4 was 13.3 ng/mL in the group on aspirin at 81 mg once daily, 3....
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ECG leads were misplaced in 3% of children in a single-center study
Major finding: Leads were misplaced in 3.1% (45/1470) of pediatric ECG studies at a large medical center. Data Source: Single center,...
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High-volume, low-mortality hospitals have lowest postsurgical readmissions
Major finding: Hospitals with the highest surgical volume and lowest 30-day mortality rates had the lowest 30-day readmission rates for six major...
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Prophylactic beta-blockers and noncardiac surgery: It's complicated!
Major finding: Patients with heart failure who were on beta-blocker therapy at the time of noncardiac surgery had a 22% reduction in 30-day major...
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On-site bypass rescue unnecessary for primary PCI
Major finding: Adjusted for lesion, patient, and other risk factors, the composite rate of in-hospital death or emergent CABG was 2.11% for 99,332...