Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
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Spontaneous Labor Best for Congenital Heart Disease
Major Finding: Scheduled delivery by induced labor or elective cesarean section had no significant effect on outcomes in neonates born with...
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Nearly 10% of PCI Patients Readmitted Within 30 Days
Major Finding: There were 1,459 readmissions within 30 days of PCI, for an overall rate of 9.4%; 12-month mortality was just under 8% among...
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Fewer Than 10% of PCI Transfer Cases Meet 30-Minute DIDO Limit
Major Finding: Only 9.7% of STEMI patients were discharged for transfer to a PCI facility within the recommended 30-minute limit, nearly one-third...
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For Most With Diabetes, Revascularization Can Wait
Major Finding: Few patients with diabetes and documented ischemic coronary disease suitable for elective revascularization have features that...
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Bone Marrow Cell Therapy Failed to Change Post-MI Outcomes
Major Finding: At 6 months, there was a gain in LVEF of just 0.5% (48.7% to 49.2%) in the BMC group, compared with 3.5% (45.3% to 48.8%) in the...
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Bioengineered, Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Found ‘Safe,’ and ‘Effective’
Major Finding: The 9-month in-stent late lumen loss with the combination stent was not inferior to that with the paclitaxel-eluting stent (0.39 vs...
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Drug-Eluting Balloon Angioplasty Treats In-Stent Restenosis
Major Finding: Treating in-stent restenosis in patients with drug-eluting stents by using drug-eluting balloon angioplasty limited late lumen loss...
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Thin, Bioabsorbable Polymer Stent Promising in Early Trial
Major Finding: Rates of 30-day target lesion failure and 6-month rates of in-stent late loss did not differ significantly among patients receiving...
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Zotarolimus-, Everolimus-Eluting Stents Found Equally Safe, Effective
Major Finding: The 1-year rate of target vessel failure was statistically noninferior with zotarolimus-eluting stents compared with everolimus-...
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Drug-Eluting Balloon, Bare Metal Stent Combo Disappoints in STEMI
Major Finding: The combination of a drug-eluting balloon and bare metal stents did not significantly reduce the 6-month angiographic late lumen...
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Radial Access for Angioplasty Slashes Morbidity, Mortality
Major Finding: Using a transradial approach to angiography instead of a transfemoral approach reduced morbidity and mortality by 40% in patients...