Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
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Cardiovascular MRI: Superior to SPECT for Assessing Stable Angina
Major Finding: Cardiovascular MRI had superior sensitivity (86.5% vs 66.5%) and negative predictive value (90.5% vs 79.1%), compared with SPECT,...
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FDA Approves Ventricular Assist Device for Infants, Children
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Low-Volume Transfusion Safe for Some Elderly Patients
Major Finding: Among 2,016 elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery, clinical end points did not vary between those in a restricted...
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New-Onset AF Seen in One-Third of TAVI Patients
Major Finding: NOAF occurred in 44 patients at a median of 48 hours after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), with 10 episodes...
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Early Thrombolysis Improves Long-term Outcomes After DVT
Major Finding: At 2 years, 55.6% of patients receiving standard DVT treatment developed post-thrombotic syndrome vs.
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Ultrasound Thrombolysis a Quick Clot Buster
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Predictors Identified for Hospital Readmission After CABG
Major Finding: Four factors predicted readmission within 30 days of CABG: preoperative congestive heart failure, chronic lung disease, a body mass...
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Perception of Aortic Valve Surgery Risk May Be Exaggerated
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Risk Assessment Systems Found Flawed, Imprecise
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CLEVER Trial: Supervised Exercise, Stenting Beats Medical Therapy for PAD
Major Finding: The 6-month change in peak walking time was 1.2 minutes with optimal medical care alone, compared with 5.8 minutes with OMC plus...