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Thyroid ablation safety addressed by expert consensus
“Probably the greatest concern shared by the writing group on this statement was the potential for clinicians to start ablation practices without...
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Guidelines: Don’t delay total joint arthroplasty for additional nonoperative therapies
The guidelines also state that obesity alone should not be a reason to delay surgery.
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Expert offers caveats to perioperative antirheumatic drug guideline
Experts say the 2022 ACR/AAHKS guideline on perioperative management of antirheumatic medications in total hip and total knee arthroplasty have a...
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Guidance for PCI without on-site surgical backup updated
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions updated guidance for percutaneous coronary intervention in nonhospital, outpatient...
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New AHA statement on managing ACS in older adults
Aging may alter the diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndrome in older adults, the American Heart Association notes in a new scientific...
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New ESC guidelines for cutting CV risk in noncardiac surgery
The guidelines, which aim to reduce cardiovascular complications from noncardiac surgery, introduce new concepts and recommendations, compared...
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New guideline for in-hospital care of diabetes says use CGMs
Patients with diabetes or newly recognized hyperglycemia get admitted to every patient service in the hospital, and their glycemic management can...
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SCAI issues guidelines for PFO management, makes case for expansion
Clinical guidelines address expanded indications for percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure along with antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy...
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Updated AHA/ASA guideline changes care for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
Several “standard care” therapies for ICH are not as effective as once thought and are no longer recommended in updated guidelines.
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First-ever best practices for percutaneous axillary access
A new position statement from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions suggests best practices for this increasingly...
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Surgery groups push back on VARC-3 valve trial definitions
A new position statement says the updated VARC-3 document on clinical endpoint definitions provides many important contributions, but “some...