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New risk score predicts cardiac-device infection
SAN FRANCISCO – Researchers devised a risk score to predict cardiac-device infection using data from 19,603 patients in the PADIT trial.
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Study identifies predictors of bariatric surgery attrition
BALTIMORE – Even in a universal health care system, clear disparities exist among patient populations having bariatric surgery.
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Type 2 diabetes remission: Reducing excess fat in the liver might be the key
LOS ANGELES – ...
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Pilot program trains residents in telemedicine
WASHINGTON – Residents said their telephone visits allowed them to build rapport with patients.
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CardioMEMS cuts heart failure hospitalizations in post-approval study
NEW ORLEANS – In its post-approval study with 1,200 patients at 104 U.S. sites, CardioMEMS produced heart failure...
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Green light therapy: A stop sign for pain?
MILWAUKEE – Pain scores and opioid use may plummet with the noninvasive therapy.
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AFib screening cuts hospitalizations and ED visits
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Insomnia symptoms correlate with seizure frequency
PHILADELPHIA – Nearly a quarter of adults with epilepsy have moderate or severe insomnia, and insomnia symptoms are associated with depression,...
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TAVR for bicuspid aortic stenosis gets selective thumbs up
NEW ORLEANS – “These data provide an argument for TAVR to be a reasonable alternative for bicuspid AS patients who are at intermediate or high...
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More than one in six patients with status epilepticus are readmitted after hospital discharge
PHILADELPHIA – Identifying patients at high risk of readmission could reduce their financial and clinical burdens....