Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Prediction: LVADs will rule end-stage heart failure
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Will mechanical circulatory support ultimately surpass heart transplantation?
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Watch and wait often better than resecting in ground-glass opacities
The authors of a new long-term follow-up care study say higher detection rates of ground-glass opacity lesions should not necessarily equate with...
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Will genome editing advance animal-to-human transplantation?
Will CRISPR pigs solve organ shortage?
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Moderate stenosis in coronary arteries grows severe over time
HOUSTON – Most nongrafted, moderately stenosed coronary arteries progress to severe stenosis or occlusion in the long term, results from a large,...
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VIDEO: Public reporting of congenital heart disease outcomes should be easily understood
Parents of children with congenital heart disease want more data on survival statistics, surgeon-specific experience, and complication rates.
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After TAVR, 1 in 10 Medicare patients need permanent pacemaker
About 1 in 10 Medicare patients require implantation of a permanent pacemaker following transcatheter aortic valve replacement, results from a...
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Smaller, intrapericardial LVAD noninferior to HeartMate II
A smaller, centrifugal-flow left ventricular assist device that lies entirely within the pericardial space was found noninferior to the HeartMate...
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SAVR an option for elderly with aortic stenosis
HOUSTON – Surgical aortic valve replacement can be performed in intermediate-risk elderly patients with an operative mortality rate of 4.1%, which...
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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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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...