Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Benefit of dabigatran over warfarin persists in AF patient subgroups undergoing PCI
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Dabigatran protected against thromboembolic events with less bleeding regardless of stent type, type of concomitant treatment,...
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Bilateral ACP shown similar to unilateral in arch replacement study
Bilateral outperformed unilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion numerically, but not statistically, in several key areas.
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Heart transplantation: Preop LVAD erases adverse impact of pulmonary hypertension
COLORADO SPRINGS – This expands the recipient pool.
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Remimazolam surpasses midazolam for bronchoscopy sedation
The investigational sedative remimazolam was as safe as midazolam with a very similar adverse event profile, in a phase III trial.
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Why VADS is gaining ground in pediatrics
Miniaturization is leading to a new era of pediatric VADs use.
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TAVR wallops SAVR in cost-effectiveness for intermediate-risk patients
DENVER – The analysis concludes TAVR costs less and improves quality-adjusted life-years more.
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VIDEO: Rapid influenza test obviates empiric antivirals
Lung transplant patients with signs of an upper respiratory infection may need to wait only 2 hours to find out if they have a respiratory virus,...
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Cold stored platelets control bleeding after complex cardiac surgery
SAN DIEGO – As measured by chest drain output after chest closure, patients who received cold stored platelets had a significantly lower median...
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Hypothyroidism carries higher surgical risk not captured by calculator
VICTORIA, B.C. – Hypothyroid lengthens recovery surgery beyond time predicted by surgical risk calculator.
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PCI advances produce CABG-like 1-year outcomes
BARCELONA