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Parents seek easily understood public reporting of cardiac outcome measures
Parents of children with congenital heart disease cite the three most important congenital heart surgery outcome measures to report publicly.
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An alternative device for ESRD patients with central venous obstruction
CHICAGO – A device that combines a standard ePTFE arterial graft with an internalized central venous catheter may provide an option that can help...
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Now is time to embrace emerging PAD interventions
CHICAGO – The future of minimally invasive revascularization hinges on reliably reopening stenosed or occluded arteries, maintaining patency and...
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Incompatible Type A plasma found safe for initial resuscitation of trauma patients
Incompatible Type A plasma appears to be a safe and effective part of an initial resuscitation protocol for trauma patients who need a massive...
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Interval cholecystectomy may be a risky business
HOLLYWOOD, FLA - Interval cholecystectomy remains a challenging procedure, with longer operative times and ICU stays, greater blood loss, and...
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Mortality may be reduced when surgical ablation for AF is done with mitral operations
HOUSTON – At the time of mitral valve repair or replacement operations, the addition of surgical ablation to treat atrial fibrillation can be done...
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Early, in-hospital shunt failure common among infants
HOUSTON – Among neonates and infants who underwent shunt construction as a source of pulmonary blood flow, early, in-hospital shunt failure...
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Resective epilepsy surgery found OK in septuagenarians
HOUSTON – With careful selection, patients in their 70s with refractory epilepsy may be offered resective epilepsy surgery, results from a small...
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Age and disease stage predict long-term survival in elderly lung cancer patients
Although certain medical factors predict long-term survival in patients over age 65 with lung cancer, advanced age and disease stage are...
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Study IDs risk factors for ideal timing of stage 2 palliation following Norwood
HOUSTON – The optimal timing of stage 2 palliation after the Norwood operation depends on certain patient-specific risk factors, but in most cases...
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New thinking on septal myectomy vs. alcohol ablation for obstructive cardiomyopathy
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The first-ever national study of the impact of hospital volume on outcomes of septal myectomy versus alcohol septal ablation for...