Cardiothoracic
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Ablation during mitral valve surgery offers up mixed results
Key clinical point: Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery decreases AF at 6 months and 1 year, but increases...
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Survival similar with bioprosthetic and mechanical valves
Key clinical point: 15-year survival was not significantly different between younger patients who received a mechanical mitral valve and those who...
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Evidence builds for complete revascularization in STEMI
Key clinical point: Complete revascularization of multivessel disease in patients with STEMI improved long-term outcomes, but may not be the...
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Heart surgeons get serious about RCTs
Conference Coverage
Avoid voriconazole in transplant patients at risk for skin cancer
Key clinical point: Use an alternative antifungal after lung transplant in white men aged 50 years and older.
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Disruptive medicine: 3-D printing revolution
FDA/CDC
FDA approves miniature heart pump for use during high risk PCI
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Long-term PARTNER 1 data tip scales toward TAVR
From the Journals
Cost comparison favors minimally invasive over conventional AVR
Key clinical point: Mortality, stroke, renal failure, and other complications were not significantly different between mini-aortic valve...
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Greater surgeon experience linked to better long-term survival in NSCLC
Key clinical point:Insufficient lymph-node sampling by less-experienced surgeons may be a reason why patients with stage I NSCLC had better long-...
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Low-volume centers using ECMO have poorest survival rates
Key clinical point: Low-volume lung transplantation centers in the United States typically have the poorest survival rates compared to those with...