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APA: Shift in focus advocated for suicide prevention
People who have mental illness, rather than those who are not at risk, should be targeted for suicide prevention.
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APA: Borderline personality disorder inpatients may need weeks of care
Achieving improvement in borderline personality inpatients may take longer than the average length of hospital stay.
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APA: Anxiety disorder undertreated in young adulthood
Emerging adults face unique treatment needs in the areas of anxiety and related disorders.
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APA: Novel antipsychotic passes phase II test in schizophrenia, with no weight gain
ITI-007, serotonin 5-HT2a–receptor antagonist, showed good tolerability and safety in a phase II trial.
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Arch replacement with FET not worse when acute
Key clinical point: Operative mortality risk factors included CVD; malperfusion of the brain, kidneys, spinal cord, and viscera; and CPB time...
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Left ventricular dysfunction common after mitral valve repair
Key clinical point: Guidelines were incapable of defining the at-risk population prior to mitral valve repair.Major finding: A total of 18% of...
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Most U.S. surgeons, centers do little off-pump CABG
Major finding: Currently, fewer than one in five CABGs done in the US are off-pump. Most surgeons and centers are doing either no off-pump CABG or...
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Procedure volume predicts repair vs. mitral replacement
Key clinical point: Surgeon volume appears more significantly associated with an increased likelihood for mitral repair than institutional volume...
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Stentless aortic bioprosthesis: Good 1-year outcomes, ‘remarkable’ functional improvement
Key clinical point: The valve is implanted with a single suture line in a supra-annular position, with no contact with the native annulus.Major...
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Device positioning may be culprit behind post-LVAD pump thrombosis
Key clinical point: Cannula malpositioning may be related to pump thrombosis after LVAD placement.Major finding: The rate of pump thrombosis after...
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Transcatheter mitral valve redos work, except in highest-risk patients
Key clinical point: High-risk patients should avoid transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve implantation.Major finding: Outcomes after mitral valve-in...
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Surgeon mitral valve procedure volume predicts who gets repair over replacement
Key clinical point: Surgeon volume appears more significantly associated with an increased likelihood for mitral repair than does institutional...
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Subclinical seizures common in neonates during cardiac surgery, linked to brain injury and mortality
Key clinical point: Routine EEG monitoring with treatment for seizures after cardiac surgery with CPB improves outcomes.Major finding: When...
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Sleep apnea linked to worsened neurocognitive function in Hispanic women
Key clinical point: Hispanic women patients diagnosed with sleep apnea should be watched closely for neurocognitive dysfunction.Major finding: The...