Cardiothoracic
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Pig heart successfully transplanted to man
It’s the first successful transplant of a genetically modified animal heart into a human, in this case a 57-year-old man with no other treatment...
From the Journals
Bleeding after reperfusion contributes to cardiac injury in MI
Intramyocardial hemorrhage could be a major cause of reperfusion injury after MI and could contribute to myocardial damage.
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Similar 10-year survival after CABG, PCI in heavy calcification
Patients with heavily calcified lesions had higher mortality 10 years after revascularization than those without, but survival was similar after...
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Surgical groups push back against new revascularization guidelines
They suggest that established evidence supporting bypass surgery was given short shrift by a guidelines’ writing committee that lacked equitable...
Conference Coverage
Early SAVR tops watchful waiting in severe, asymptomatic aortic stenosis: AVATAR
The findings potentially apply to TAVR as much as to surgical aortic valve replacement, say observers about the trial that compared early surgery...
Conference Coverage
CABG safe 3 days after stopping ticagrelor: RAPID CABG
A new randomized trial showed similar rates of severe bleeding in patients going to surgery at 3 days and 6 days after stopping the antiplatelet...
Conference Coverage
Concomitant tricuspid-mitral surgery beneficial but with a trade-off
Whether the trial’s finding of reduced progression of tricuspid regurgitation results in long-term clinical benefit can be determined only with...
Conference Coverage
VEST: External sheath for CABG vein grafts shows promise
Conference Coverage
Fully endovascular mitral valve replacement a limited success in feasibility study
Although progress in transcatheter mitral valve replacement has been slow compared with TAVR’s rapid ascent, its transition from a transapical to...
FDA/CDC
FDA panel slams Endologix response to stent-graft safety issues
The company argued to skeptical advisors that upgrades to its AAA-repair system have already cut any potential endoleak risk, a long-running...
Conference Coverage
FFR-guided PCI falls short vs. surgery in multivessel disease: FAME 3
PCI guided by FFR assessment may have yielded better outcomes in patients with less complex coronary anatomy, researchers say; others doubt the...