Cardiothoracic
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Minimally invasive surgery with sutureless valves shows benefits
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Pigtail catheters less painful than chest tubes for traumatic pneumothorax
Major Finding: The average tube-site pain score was 3.2 with the pigtail catheter vs. 7.7 with the chest tube on the day of insertion, 1.9 vs. 6.2...
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Comprehensive mechanical circulatory support guidelines issued
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FDA makes dabigatran contraindicated for mechanical valves
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Progress Limited in Transcatheter Repair of Mitral Regurgitation
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FDA Approves Chest-Implanted LVAD
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What's New? The Changing Landscape of Infective Endocarditis
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ADVANCE: TAVI Survival Remains High With CoreValve
Major Finding: At 1 year, overall survival was 82.1% and cardiovascular survival 88.2%.Data Source: International, postmarket phase IV study of 1,...
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Left-Atrial MAZE Ablation Compromises Atrial Function
Major Finding: Full left-atrial ablation produced statistically significant impairments of left-atrial function, including an average 20% drop in...
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Perioperative Fish Oil Supplements Did Not Cut AF Risk
Major Finding: Atrial fibrillation lasting 30 seconds or longer occurred after cardiac surgery in 233 (30.7%) controls and 227 (30%) patients who...
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FREEDOM: CABG Shows Excellent Cost Effectiveness
Major Finding: Coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with diabetes and multivessel coronary artery disease had a highly favorable projected...