Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Second pig-heart transplant patient at UM faring well
“We’re taking one day at a time. His immune system is still intact, despite the heavy immune suppression.”
Opinion
Is complete revascularization now compulsory? MULTISTARS-AMI and FIRE in context
We now have more data to support a complete revascularization strategy and even extending that to non-STEMI patients.
Networks
Use of frailty assessment in lung transplant evaluation
Frailty, a concept that originated in the geriatric population, is a state of vulnerability resulting from a decline in reserve and function...
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Docs misdiagnose aneurysm and patient dies; must pay $29M; more
“If you just treat people based on what the likelihood is, statistically, you’re going to miss a lot of life-threatening conditions.”
From the Journals
Support for minimally invasive mitral valve repair: Mini Mitral published
“Mini-thoracotomy may appeal to patients because the procedure is less disfiguring than sternotomy. The early (6-week) benefit, albeit small and...
Conference Coverage
Endobronchial valves: Sustained improvement in emphysema
Patients with emphysema treated with one-way endobronchial values showed consistent improvement in lung function.
Conference Coverage
First target doesn’t affect survival in NSCLC with brain metastases
Patient outcomes didn’t hinge on whether oncologists treated the brain or lung first.
Latest News
Med center and top cardio surgeon must pay $8.5 million for fraud, concurrent surgeries
A lawsuit alleges that James L. Luketich, MD, regularly performed up to three complex surgical procedures simultaneously.
Perspectives
A doctor must go to extremes to save a choking victim
The restaurant served steak and salmon, and this woman made the mistake of ordering the steak.
From the Journals
Less invasive NSCLC surgery does not compromise survival
New results contrast with those from a previous study from 1995.