STS 2013: No-touch Saphenous Vein for CABG
Purpose: Injury incurred during saphenous vein harvesting results in poor graft patency and...
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Month: January 2013
Jury Duty? I’ll Gladly Serve
Not long ago, I was called for jury duty. Although I was busy, I consider jury duty to be part of my civic responsibility and I did not try to avoid it. Well, another reason is that in my state, it is just about impossible to...
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STS 2013: Cost of On- Vs Off-Pump CABG – The VA ROOBY Trial
Purpose: Previous publications have documented that off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)...
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STS 2013: Home Discharge with a Total Artificial Heart
Purpose: The pneumatic pulsatile Total Artificial Heart (TAH) has emerged as an effective,...
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STS 2013: AVR Via Right Mini-Thoracotomy
Purpose: The adoption of Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement (MIAVR) through a right...
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Imaging Use & Atraumatic Headache in the ED
Atraumatic headache is one of the most common complaints in EDs, but only a small subset of...
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STS 2013: Warfarin in High-Risk Pregnancy with MHVP
Purpose: Low-dose warfarin throughout pregnancy (≤5 mg/day) was suggested to be safe in patients...
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STS 2013: The Engager Multicenter European Pivotal Trial
Purpose: Optimal TAVI results require accurate valve positioning, possibly including anatomically...
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STS 2013: The Combined UK Cardiac Surgical and TAVI Registries
An Analysis of Activity, Trends, and Outcomes in 36,026 Patients Who Underwent Aortic Valve...
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Decreasing VAP Risk in the ED
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) results in increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare...
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Examining Chronic Opioid Use in TKA
Consensus statements on the management of knee osteoarthritis have not thoroughly addressed the...
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Remediation & Attrition in General Surgery Residents
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) unveiled a new model to measure...
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Survival Trends for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
At hospitals participating in the Get With the Guidelines–Resuscitation registry, survival and...
Read MoreSummary of Hypertriglyceridemia Recommendations
Summary of Recommendations 1.0 Diagnosis and Definitions 1.1. Severe and very severe hypertriglyceridemia increase the risk for pancreatitis while mildor moderate hypertriglyceridemia may be a risk factor for cardiovascular...
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FDA Approves Gleevec for Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use of Gleevec (imatinib) to treat...
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Heart Medications & Pneumonia Outcomes
Statin use appears to decrease mortality and reduce length of stay in patients hospitalized with...
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Guidelines Update: Preventive Treatments for Migraine
About 38% of people who suffer from migraine could benefit from preventive treatments, but less...
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Endovascular Treatment Beneficial for Peripheral AVMs
Endovascular treatment for patients with peripheral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) appears to...
Read MoreSubstance Abuse Common Among Younger Stroke Patients
Substance abuse appears to be common among younger adults who experience a stroke, according to an investigation from researchers in Cincinnati. Substance abuse among stroke patients increased from 45% in 1993 to 62% in 2005....
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Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting
New research is being presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting, from...
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