Cardiothoracic
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Lung-Volume Reduction Coils Boost Walk Distance
Major Finding: Implantation of lung-volume reduction coils was associated with a mean between-group difference of 63.5 m in 6-minute walk distance...
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Sternal SSIs, Mediastinitis Plummet Under Preop Decolonization Program
Major Finding: Following initiation of a preoperative S.
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FDA Expands Sapien Approval
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Frailty Useful for TAVR Prognosis
Major Finding: Frailty was associated with a threefold increase in mortality risk over the first year after transcatheter aortic valve replacement...
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Real-World TAVI Outcomes Spot On With Clinical Trial Results
Major Finding: In-hospital mortality was 2.2% for conventional aortic valve replacement surgery, 4.6% for conventional surgery with coronary...
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Early Lung Cancer Patients Living Longer After Radiotherapy
Major Finding: When stage I NSCLC was treated with radiation alone, median survival improved significantly, from 16 months during 1999-2003 to 21...
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No Survival Benefit Seen for EVAR Over Open Surgery for Ruptured AAA
Major Finding: Kaplan-Meier estimates of 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival rates were not significantly different, at 50%, 50%, and 42%, respectively,...
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A-Fib Ablation Shown Safe During Cardiac Surgery
Major Finding: After 30 days, the adverse event rate was 10% in cardiac surgery patients also undergoing ablation and 15% in patients without...
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FAME 2 Favorable PCI Results Driven by Revascularization
Major Finding: The percentage of patients who had an MI, death, or urgent revascularization (the combined primary end point) was significantly...
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Equally Low Thrombosis Seen With Zotarolimus-, Sirolimus-Eluting Stents
Major Finding: Over 3 years, the incidence of stent thrombosis was 1.4% with a zotarolimus-eluting device and 1.8% with a sirolumus-eluting stent....