Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
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New TAVR device cuts aortic regurgitation
Major finding: The Lotus valve had a 79% rate of no or trace aortic-valve regurgitation 30 days after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.Data...
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Two-year results from STABLE trial unveiled
Major finding: Among patients who underwent endovascular repair of complicated type B aortic dissection with a composite device design, the 30-day...
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Aortic valve-sparing root surgery durable at 1 year
Major finding: One-year survival rates were 98% after AVS surgery and 97% after AVR surgery (4 vs. 2 deaths; P = .06).Data source: Prospective,...
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Current but not past smokers at extra postoperative risk
Major Finding: Only current smokers, not past or never smokers, showed an increased likelihood of 30-day mortality, MI, stroke, pneumonia, the...
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Study IDs predictors of unplanned hospital readmission after CEA
Major finding: Four variables were independently associated with unplanned readmission: in-hospital postoperative CHF exacerbation (hazard ratio,...
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One-third of perioperative EVAR deaths occurred after discharge
Major finding: Following endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, 31% of deaths and 40% of complications occurred after hospital...
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Open surgery less risky than FEVAR for some aneurysm repairs
Major finding: Compared with patients who underwent open surgical repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms, those who underwent fenestrated...
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Open surgery less risky than FEVAR for some aneurysm repairs
Major finding: Compared with patients who underwent open surgical repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms, those who underwent fenestrated...
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Medicare-remunerated EVAR can mean negative operation margins
Major finding: In a study of DRG 238 remunerated EVAR, stent grafts accounted for 52% of the technical costs while institutional overhead costs...
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Hospital revenue generated by cardiologists continues to drop
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Stent-retriever outcomes good in stroke patients with 'T' occlusions
Major finding: Recanalization rates were higher in the stent-retriever group (83% vs. 38%, P = .012) when the analysis was restricted to patients...