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Transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve implantation advantageous in failed bioprosthetic valves
Key clinical point: Transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve procedures for very high surgical risk patients with a failed bioprosthetic valve yield...
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SVS: AAA reimbursement needs to take anatomic complexity into account
Key clinical point: Get the hang of calculating Anatomic Severity Grade scores on your triple A cases; it might one day increase your...
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SVS: Cryoallografts, NAIS best to reconstruct infected aortic grafts
Key clinical point: Neoaortoiliac system reconstruction or cryopreserved allografts perform best in replacing infected aortic endografts, but if...
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SVS: Beta-blockers cut stroke, death risk in carotid stenting
Key clinical point: Carotid artery stenting is safer if patients have been on beta-blockers for at least a month beforehand. Major finding: The...
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SVS: Stroke reduction outweighs bleeding risk of dual antiplatelet therapy in CEA
Key clinical point: Strokes are less likely after CEA if patients are on perioperative clopidogrel and aspirin. Major finding: On multivariate...
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SVS: Choose endarterectomy over stenting for complex carotid lesions
Carotid endarterectomy had a lower rate of the combined outcome of stroke or death in patients with greater lesion complexity, which may be a...
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EUROPCR: New technology shows early promise for transcatheter tricuspid valve repair
A novel technology for transcatheter repair of a failing tricuspid valve shows early promise of safety and efficacy.
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ZEUS: Second-generation DES with 30 days DAPT best in bleeding-risk patients
High bleeding risk patients fare significantly better with a second-generation drug-eluting stent and 30 days of dual-antiplatelet therapy than...
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Routine screening sufficient for detecting occult cancer in patients with VTE
Key clinical point: Occult cancers in patients with a first unprovoked VTE are not nearly as common as previously thought, and limited screening...
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SVS: Don’t let TPA delay urgent carotid interventions for mild and moderate strokes
Tissue plasminogen activator may not contraindicate urgent carotid endarterectomies or stenting.
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Sepsis’ readmission costs dwarf heart attack, heart failure costs
Sepsis-related hospital readmission costs in California adults were more than double those for congestive heart failure and more than triple those...