Cardiothoracic
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Extravascular ICD surpasses goals in pivotal trial
A novel “extravascular” ICD that avoids some limitations of prior ICD types surpassed its prespecified efficacy and safety goals in a pivotal...
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Lung volume reduction methods show similar results for emphysema
“Until now there had been no direct comparison of the two to inform decision-making.”
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FDA warns of clip lock malfunctions with MitraClip devices
Letters sent Sept. 8 by the FDA and Abbott Vascular, the device manufacturer, warn about an increase in reports that the device’s clip lock can...
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ARBs, beta-blockers independently inhibit Marfan syndrome progression
Compiled data support angiotensin receptor blockers and beta-blockers, alone or together, for Marfan syndrome.
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High-dose loop diuretic can raise post–cardiac surgery mortality
Furosemide at high doses after cardiac surgeries like valve replacement or coronary bypass can prolong ICU stays and worsen mortality, a cohort...
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Multibiomarker risk score predicts complex revascularization
The findings provide insight into the relationship between cardiovascular biomarkers, coronary anatomical complexity, and incident clinical events...
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‘Stunning variation’ in CV test, procedure costs revealed at top U.S. hospitals
Should an echocardiogram cost $200 or $2,500? Such costs varied more than tenfold in some cases, not only among hospitals but also at individual...
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Pig heart transplants and the ethical challenges that lie ahead
Keeping a deceased recipient in a brain-dead state is part of xenotransplantation research, but experts debate the question: For how long, and...
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Transplanted pig hearts functioned normally in deceased persons on ventilator support
The experimental procedure could enable future widespread use of xenotransplantation to treat end-stage heart failure.
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Heart attack care not equal for women and people of color
Over time, even with improvements across the board in care, women and people of color wait longer for treatment of myocardial infarction than...
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Early cardiac rehab as effective as later start after sternotomy
Cardiac rehabilitation can start 2 weeks after sternotomy rather than waiting the usual 6 weeks, a randomized noninferiority trial suggests.