Cardiothoracic
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New AHA statement on ischemia after cardiac surgery
Acute PMI following cardiac surgery can rapidly evolve and become a potentially life-threatening complication,
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Survival similar with hearts donated after circulatory or brain death
“This should enable many more heart transplants to take place and for us to be able to cast the net further and wider for donors.”
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First in utero cerebrovascular surgery success
“At 6 weeks, the infant is progressing remarkably well, on no medications, eating normally, gaining weight and is back home.”
From the Journals
Novel strategy could improve heart transplant allocation
The current “six-status” ranking system is under review, and stakeholders propose changes aimed at improving equity and outcomes.
Conference Coverage
Durvalumab pre, post surgery in NSCLC: Practice changing?
A new study’s findings confirm the benefits of neoadjuvant immunotherapy.
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First target doesn’t affect survival in NSCLC with brain metastases
Patient outcomes didn’t hinge on whether oncologists treated the brain or lung first.
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Type of insurance linked to length of survival after lung surgery
Having public or a combination of public and private insurance was associated with worse 10-year overall survival.
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Does new heart transplant method challenge definition of death?
Heart donation after circulatory rather than brain death increases donor hearts available to save lives, but the processes involved raise ethical...
FDA/CDC
Another FDA class I recall of Cardiosave Hybrid/Rescue IABPs
The coiled cable connecting the display and base on some units may fail, causing an unexpected shutdown, without warnings or alarms to alert the...
Conference Coverage
Encouraging 3-year data for TAVR in low-risk patients: EVOLUT
The 3-year results show that low-surgical-risk patients undergoing aortic valve replacement continue to show lower rates of all-cause mortality...
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Mini-invasive MV repair as safe, effective as sternotomy surgery but has advantages: UK Mini-Mitral Trial
Patient recovery at 12 weeks and safety outcomes were similar for the two techniques in patients with degenerative mitral valve disease. But the...