Cardiothoracic
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma guidelines often are ignored
SAN DIEGO – As many as 32% of patients received no treatment, but their median months of survival weren’t much different than others.
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Preoperative exercise lowers postoperative lung resection complications
Patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer experienced unique benefits, compared with patients who had surgery for other kinds of cancer.
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Surgical LAA occlusion tops anticoagulation for AF thromboprotection
Same protection, less bleeding.
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Transcatheter aortic valve-in-ring for mitral disease a winner
DENVER – MITRAL trial breaks new ground for formerly no-hope patients.
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New frontier in TAVR is bicuspid disease
DENVER – Evolut R valve performs favorably off-label in registry.
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New anticoagulants pose challenges for surgeons
SAN DIEGO – Surgeons need to educate themselves on the details of the latest generation of anticoagulants.
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Bilateral ACP shown similar to unilateral in arch replacement study
Bilateral outperformed unilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion numerically, but not statistically, in several key areas.
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Restrictive transfusion strategy safe in cardiac surgery
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Using a lower hemoglobin threshold for transfusion in surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass is as safe as the usual 9.5 g/dL.
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Heart transplantation: Preop LVAD erases adverse impact of pulmonary hypertension
COLORADO SPRINGS – This expands the recipient pool.
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Direct oral anticoagulants okay during AF device placement
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – The clinical scenario, not hematoma or stroke risk, can guide the decision to continue DOACs during antiarrhythmic device...
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DAPT produces better CABG outcomes than aspirin alone
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Saphenous vein grafts had improved patency with ticagrelor plus aspirin, compared with aspirin alone.