Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
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DESolve Bioresorbable stent speeds coronary healing
Major finding: Patients averaged a 0.21-mm late lumen loss 6 months after receiving a DESolve bioresorbable vascular scaffold.Data source: The...
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Tight glycemic control normalized thyroid function after pediatric heart surgery
Major finding: Seven days after heart surgery, children on tight glycemic control had significantly higher median T4 levels than did children on...
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Medicare Advantage patients get fewer CV procedures
Major finding: Angiography and PCI procedure rates were lower among Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries (16.5 vs. 25.9,...
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Orbital atherectomy shown safe, effective in coronaries
Major finding: Orbital atherectomy had an 89% procedural success rate and a 10% rate of major adverse coronary events during 30 days after...
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EVEREST II: Tight MR control improves MitraClip patients' survival
Major finding: In a study of 351 high-risk patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) who underwent repair with the MitraClip device, survival...
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Twice daily regimen eases aspirin resistance in diabetes
Major finding: Aspirin resistance occurred in 42% of patients receiving 150 mg aspirin once daily and in 17% on 75 mg twice daily.Data source: A...
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Renal denervation benefits moderate-hypertension patients
Major finding: Renal denervation led to attainment of goal blood pressure in 51% of patients with moderate, treatment-resistant hypertension.Data...
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Center reports long-term experience with EVAR explants
Major finding: Among patients who required explantation of endovascular aneurysm repair endografts, the two strongest negative predictors of long-...
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Cardiac rehabilitation benefits elderly heart failure patients
Major finding: Cardiac rehabilitation boosted exercise capacity by an average 16% in elderly patients and an average 19% in younger patients.Data...
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FDA: No starch solutions for critically ill, cardiopulmonary bypass patients
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More complications seen in retrievable vs. permanent IVC filters
Major finding: The rate of symptomatic complications was significantly higher in patients who received indwelling retrievable inferior vena cava...