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ADVANCE: TAVI Survival Remains High With CoreValve
Major Finding: At 1 year, overall survival was 82.1% and cardiovascular survival 88.2%.Data Source: International, postmarket phase IV study of 1,...
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Acetaminophen-Linked Liver Failure Risk Heightened in Bariatric Surgery Patients
Major Finding: Among patients with acute liver failure from acetaminophen, the prevalence of prior bariatric surgery was 25-fold higher than in...
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Nasal Povidone-Iodine Cuts Postop Infections
Major Finding: S. aureus deep surgical site infections were seen in 0.6% of patients given nasal mupirocin and 0.1% of patients given nasal...
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Left-Atrial MAZE Ablation Compromises Atrial Function
Major Finding: Full left-atrial ablation produced statistically significant impairments of left-atrial function, including an average 20% drop in...
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Perioperative Fish Oil Supplements Did Not Cut AF Risk
Major Finding: Atrial fibrillation lasting 30 seconds or longer occurred after cardiac surgery in 233 (30.7%) controls and 227 (30%) patients who...
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FREEDOM: CABG Shows Excellent Cost Effectiveness
Major Finding: Coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with diabetes and multivessel coronary artery disease had a highly favorable projected...
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IGRA Tests Top Skin Pricks for TB Screening of Transplant Candidates
Major Finding: Interferon-gamma release assay tests were about three times more likely than skin prick tests to be positive for latent TB.Data...
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Lung-Volume Reduction Coils Boost Walk Distance
Major Finding: Implantation of lung-volume reduction coils was associated with a mean between-group difference of 63.5 m in 6-minute walk distance...
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Cardiac Toxicity Not Seen 25 Years after Breast Radiation
Major Finding: There were no significant differences in major cardiac function parameters between women treated with modified radical mastectomy...
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Top Picks From, December 8th, 2012
See which scientific sessions your colleagues are looking forward to this year at the Emerging Techniques in Orthopedics (ETO) 2012 annual meeting...
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Top Picks From, December 6th, 2012
See which scientific sessions your colleagues are looking forward to this year at the Emerging Techniques in Orthopedics (ETO) 2012 annual meeting...