Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
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Predicted Survival Improves Patient Selection for CEA
Major Finding: Patients classified as low (27%), medium (68%), and high risk (5%) on the basis of their number of risk factors had significantly...
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Older Patients Benefited Most From EVAR
Major Finding: The number of intact abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs increased more than 50% in patients aged 80 years and older.
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Less Vascular Care Tied to More Amputations
Major Finding: Patients in the highest amputation regions had 57% fewer therapeutic revascularization procedures (such as bypass surgery or stent...
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Research Reveals Predictors of Ischemic Colitis
Major Finding: Patient survival at 1 year was significantly lower among patients who had ischemic colitis, compared with those who did not have...
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Low-Dose Aspirin Use Spikes Bleeding Risk
Major Finding: The use of low-dose aspirin was associated with a 55% increased risk of major gastrointestinal bleeding and a 54% increased risk of...
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At 2 Years, Resolute Stent Performs Well in Diabetes Patients
Major Finding: Target lesion failure was higher among those with diabetes at 2 years, 9.6% vs. 7.1%.
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Daily Aspirin Reduced Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism
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Mechanical Circulatory Support for Select Patients Nears Transplant Survival Rates
Major Finding: An 80% 2-year survival rate was reported for patients placed on continuous flow mechanical circulatory support as destination...
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Approval of Generic Clopidogrel a Boon for Patients or Payors?
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Stress Echo in Asymptomatic Revascularized Patients Not Useful
Major Finding: Exercise stress echocardiography can identify the small minority (13%) of post-PCI and post-CABG patients who are at higher...