Cardiothoracic
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New-Onset AF Seen in One-Third of TAVI Patients
Major Finding: NOAF occurred in 44 patients at a median of 48 hours after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), with 10 episodes...
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Predictors Identified for Hospital Readmission After CABG
Major Finding: Four factors predicted readmission within 30 days of CABG: preoperative congestive heart failure, chronic lung disease, a body mass...
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Inadequate Prophylaxis Linked to Surgical Site Infections
Major Finding: Complex surgical site infections occurred in 1.5% of 207,053 who underwent CABG and in 0.7% of 495,529 patients who had primary hip...
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Cut Readmissions After Pediatric Heart Surgery by Fact Finding
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Certain Antibodies Raise Rejection Risk in Heart Transplant Recipients
Major Finding: Patients who developed donor-specific antibodies or non–donor-specific antibodies in the first year were more likely to experience...