Cardiothoracic Surgery

TAVR trial to assess alternative access sites

Publish date: February 19, 2013

Publish date: February 13, 2013

Major Finding: Risk-adjusted median all-cause survival did not differ significantly between patients given lungs from donors who smoked heavily...

Publish date: January 30, 2012

Major Finding: The series demonstrated a significant incidence of preexisting MRI changes, and 61% had new postoperative changes, but all changes...

Publish date: January 30, 2012

Major Finding: Mortality was 54% in patients who had repair less than 7 days after MI, and 18% in those who had their surgery more than 7 days...

Publish date: December 23, 2011

Major Finding: In all, 3% of patients were found to have acquired hepatitis E. Most had symptomatic chronic infection.Data Source: A cross-...

Publish date: December 14, 2011

Major Finding: NOAF occurred in 44 patients at a median of 48 hours after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), with 10 episodes...

Publish date: December 7, 2011

Major Finding: Four factors predicted readmission within 30 days of CABG: preoperative congestive heart failure, chronic lung disease, a body mass...

Publish date: August 12, 2011