Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
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Four Common Comorbidities Hike Risk of Late Post-TAVI Death
Major Finding: After a median follow-up of 3 years, 67% of deaths were of noncardiac origin, 26% were from cardiac causes, and 7% were of unknown...
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CoreValve Excels in 'Real-World' Study
Major Finding: Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events occurred in 8.3% of patients 30 days postprocedure, including a 2.9% stroke rate....
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Everlolimus-Eluting Coronary Stents Notch Major Thrombosis Victory
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CAS, CEA Evaluated for Contralateral Occlusion
Major Finding: Seven patients (18%) with contralateral occlusion died after carotid artery stenting and two required reinterventions, compared...
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IVC Filter Perforations Are Often Asymptomatic
Major Finding: Forty-seven percent of IVC filter perforations were incidental findings on imaging.Data Source: The data are from a retrospective...
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Cardiac Surgical Transfusions Linked to Infection Risk
Major Finding: There was a significant dose-dependent association between quantity of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) and risk of infection, with...
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Infections, Pulmonary Complications Up Risk of Thrombotic Events
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Embolectomy May Help Despite Infarct Size
Major Finding: Embolectomy could help up to 70% of patients whose ischemic stroke infarct size may have previously disqualified them from...
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Cardiologists Push Against Proposed TAVR Credentialing Proposals
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Asymptomatic Carotid Disease Impairs Cognitive Function
Major Finding: Patients with unilateral or bilateral asymptomatic carotid stenosis of at least 60% had significant cognitive-function impairment...
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Role of Patent Foramen Ovale Varies in Cryptogenic Strokes
Major Finding: The PFO-attributable risk for a previous cryptogenic stroke varied between 0% in some patients with a PFO to 88% in others.Data...