Cardiothoracic
Conference Coverage
ZEUS: Second-generation DES with 30 days DAPT best in bleeding-risk patients
High bleeding risk patients fare significantly better with a second-generation drug-eluting stent and 30 days of dual-antiplatelet therapy than...
News
Bivalirudin in STEMI has low real-world stent thrombosis rate
Key clinical point: The 30-day incidence of stent thrombosis following primary PCI in a large, real-world STEMI population was reassuringly low...
Conference Coverage
Reports of TAVI leaflet thickening downplayed – for now
News
Post-CABG stroke risk same with one or two clamps
Key clinical point: Two different approaches to aortic manipulation that surgeons use during on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery – single...
News
Elephant stent aorta repair – good outcomes, but is it too complex?
Key clinical point: Total aortic arch replacement with implantation of an elephant-trunk stent avoids risks of other more conventional approaches...
News
Monitoring effectively identifies seizures in postbypass neonates
Key clinical point: Electroencephalography is more effective than clinical observation in identifying seizures in infants immediately after they’...
Conference Coverage
SVS: Four easy preop variables predict mortality in ruptured AAAs
Surgery isn’t always the best option.
News
Older MI patients missing out on ICDs
Key clinical point: Many elderly patients who are eligible for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator after a myocardial infarction are not...
Guidelines
Study establishes protocol for perioperative dabigatran discontinuation
Key clinical point: The risk of stroke and major bleeding can be reduced to low levels using a formalized strategy for stopping and then...