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Can bioprosthetics work for large airway defects?
Bioprosthetic materials show progress for reconstruction of large airway defects.
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Evaluating Fontan failure risk after arrhythmia
The development of arrhythmia is associated with a heightened risk of circulation failure after a Fontan procedure.
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Revision technique treats graft dysfunction after esophageal reconstruction
Cervicosternolaparotomy revision surgery for graft dysfunction after esophageal reconstruction for caustic injuries can achieve good results.
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SYNTAX analysis: Making the case for CABG over PCI
Physicians should clearly communicate to patients with complex multivessel artery disease the key findings of the SYNTAX trial.
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Readmissions after bariatric surgery more common among black patients
WASHINGTON – Readmissions after bariatric surgery are significantly higher among black patients than among whites.The reasons aren’t entirely...
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Robotic surgery instruments ‘virtually impossible’ to clean completely
The level of contamination declined with each successive cleaning but still remained comparatively high for the robotic instruments.
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Study finds 19% of Merkel cell carcinomas are virus negative
Such cancers are substantially more aggressive than those that are virus positive.
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Employer-provided insurance stable after ACA implementation
Concerns that Affordable Care Act provisions implemented in 2014 would lead large numbers of employers to drop health insurance coverage appear to...
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Staple line reinforcement linked to increased leak risk in bariatric surgery
Staple line reinforcement in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was associated with increased leak rates.
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Using CHIMPS for type A dissection in a high-risk patient
Chimney and sandwich grafts facilitated hybrid repair of type A aortic dissection in a high-risk patient.
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Newborns with CHD have reduced cerebral oxygen delivery
Using a newer form of MRI to investigate oxygen levels in newborns with congenital heart disease, researchers in Canada reported that these...