Cardiothoracic
Conference Coverage
Transcatheter mitral valve redos work, except in highest-risk patients
Key clinical point: High-risk patients should avoid transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve implantation.Major finding: Outcomes after mitral valve-in...
Conference Coverage
TEVAR slows progression of type B uncomplicated aortic dissection
Major finding: Patients with stable type B aortic dissections who were randomized to receive TEVAR plus optimal medical treatment (OMT) showed...
News
Thrombolysis may offer benefit in stable pulmonary embolism
Key clinical point: Thrombolysis may be a therapeutic alternative to anticoagulation in some patients with stable, intermediate-risk pulmonary...
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VIDEO: Statins flop in COPD, but hope remains
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Patient outcomes not affected by attendings running ‘simultaneous’ ORs
Major finding: Running two rooms was not associated with any differences in operative duration, morbidity, or mortality in multivariate regression...
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System overhaul eliminated CABG surgical site infections
Key clinical point: Cross-discipline buy in obliterated CABG surgical site infections.Major finding: Since May, 2012, no surgical site infections...
Practice Economics
CDC: Policy changes could prevent 100,000 deaths a year
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Even mild preop sepsis boosts postop thrombosis risk
Major finding: Preoperative sepsis is a strong independent risk factor for postoperative arterial and venous thrombosis; the more severe the...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Rethink the VTE prophylaxis mantra
News
Hold the ACE inhibitors during surgery?
Major finding: Among patients randomized to continue ACE inhibitor therapy during surgery, 16 of 21 patients developed hypotension, compared with...
News
TAVR: More procedural success with balloon-expandable valves
Major finding: Balloon-expandable valve systems were more often successfully deployed and were associated with less aortic regurgitation in...