Cardiothoracic
News
Stents better than surgery for esophagus tears?
Key clinical point: Esophageal stent placement for the treatment of an acute esophageal tear seems to be as effective as surgery in propensity-...
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Ablation may raise risk for later myectomy
Key clinical point: Patients who had a failed alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy may be at greater risk for...
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Hemodynamics after MVR better than annuloplasty's
Key clinical point: Mitral valve replacement seems to be associated with better exercise hemodynamics than restrictive annuloplasty in patients...
Commentary
Point/Counterpoint: Mechanical vs. biological mitral valve for 50-year-old with rheumatic disease
Conference Coverage
The ‘threats and obstacles’ facing TMVR
Conference Coverage
AATS: Spare the aortic valve when possible during aortic root replacements
Key clinical point: Your patients will do better with aortic valve–sparing procedures. Major finding: Aortic valve–sparing procedures are...
News
AATS: No postpneumonectomy survival benefit in adding radiation to chemotherapy for NSCLC
Key clinical point: Limit neoadjuvant treatment to chemotherapy for non–small cell lung cancer patients. Major finding: About half of patients...
News
AATS: Avoid mass ligation of the thoracic duct during esophagectomy
Key clinical point: Mass thoracic duct ligation increases the risk of postop chylothorax. Major finding: Of 827 esophagectomies, 635 were...
News
Cardiac surgeons defy guidelines for severe disease
Key clinical point: Cardiac surgeons at three London hospitals complied poorly with clinical guidelines for managing patients with severe coronary...
Conference Coverage
NOTION: TAVI has edge in patients at low surgical risk
Key clinical point: At 2 years, outcomes of TAVI look as good as and in some domains better than outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement in...
News
Stricter DVT prophylaxis guidelines needed for cardiac and vascular surgery
Key clinical point: Intraoperative anticoagulation alone does not prevent DVT in patients undergoing vascular and cardiac surgery. Major finding:...