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Transcatheter aortic valve-in-ring for mitral disease a winner
DENVER – MITRAL trial breaks new ground for formerly no-hope patients.
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Pendulum swings on mesenteric venous thrombosis treatment
There is cautious optimism that selective use of endovascular therapies for mesenteric venous thrombosis improves outcomes.
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Thrombosis risk is elevated with myeloproliferative neoplasms
Diagnosis appears to be the time with greatest risk.
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Carotid stenting isn’t safer than endarterectomy with contralateral carotid occlusion
CAS isn’t associated with a lower 30-day stroke risk than CEA for revascularization in patients with contralateral carotid occlusion.
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FDA: LifeVest wearable defibrillator has safety issue
The error message does not explicitly indicate that the device cannot deliver a lifesaving shock to patients.
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New frontier in TAVR is bicuspid disease
DENVER – Evolut R valve performs favorably off-label in registry.
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Bariatric surgery comes with some risk of complications
A long-term follow-up study of bariatric surgery patients revealed complication risks.
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DAPT duration: How low can you go?
DENVER – For STEMI, 6 months was as good as 12 in “hypothesis-generating” RCT.
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MedPAC recommends scrapping MIPS, gets pushback from doctors
While MIPS is not perfect, doctors are not likely to be pleased by having to shift midstream.
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VIDEO: Anticoagulant underprescribing common, jeopardizing atrial fib patients
Drug-prescribing data show many patients with atrial fibrillation are underdosed with anticoagulants, often due to fears about bleeding.
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Shedding light on shift work’s influence on cardiometabolic risk
LOS ANGELES – Recent findings shed further insight into the link between environmental light, circadian rhythms, and metabolic disorders.