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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Purpose: Injury incurred during saphenous vein harvesting results in poor graft patency and...
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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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Purpose: Previous publications have documented that off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)...
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Purpose: The pneumatic pulsatile Total Artificial Heart (TAH) has emerged as an effective,...
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Purpose: The adoption of Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement (MIAVR) through a right...
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Atraumatic headache is one of the most common complaints in EDs, but only a small subset of...
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Purpose: Low-dose warfarin throughout pregnancy (≤5 mg/day) was suggested to be safe in patients...
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Purpose: Optimal TAVI results require accurate valve positioning, possibly including anatomically...
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An Analysis of Activity, Trends, and Outcomes in 36,026 Patients Who Underwent Aortic Valve...
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) results in increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare...
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Consensus statements on the management of knee osteoarthritis have not thoroughly addressed the...
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The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) unveiled a new model to measure...
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At hospitals participating in the Get With the Guidelines–Resuscitation registry, survival and...
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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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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use of Gleevec (imatinib) to treat...
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Statin use appears to decrease mortality and reduce length of stay in patients hospitalized with...
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About 38% of people who suffer from migraine could benefit from preventive treatments, but less...
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Endovascular treatment for patients with peripheral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) appears to...
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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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New research is being presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting, from...
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