Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
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Societies Release Appropriate Use Criteria for Diagnostic Catheterization
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U.S. Medicare Leg Amputations Down From 2000 to 2008
Major Finding: Lower-extremity amputations among Medicare beneficiaries with PAD dropped from 9,650/100,000 in 2000 to 4,274/100,000 in 2008.Data...
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Cath Lab Standards Updated After 11 Years
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Brain Aneurysm Guidelines Emphasize High-Volume Centers
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Obesity Paradox Also Applies to CABG Patients
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CMS Coverage Decision on TAVR Specifies Heart Teams, as Expected
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FDA Panel Backs HeartWare VAS Despite Safety Concerns
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Door-to-Balloon Time Cuts Spiked False Activations
Major Finding: In 2007-2011, door-to-balloon times for STEMI fell from 73 to 64 minutes, while false activations rose from 23% to 48%.Data Source...
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Zotarolimus Stent: Short-Term Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Is Safe
Major Finding: Patients assigned to 3 months of dual antiplatelet therapy following implantation of a zotarolimus-eluting stent had a 1-year...
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Two Million Americans Estimated to Have Congenital Heart Disease
Major Finding: About 2 million American adults and children were living with a congenital heart disease as of 2010.Data Source: The estimate came...
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Two More Clopidogrel Resistance Genes Found
Major Finding: The overall frequency of the ATP2B2 variant linked to platelet activity in the presence of clopidogrel is 27% in the white...