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Washington State grapples with coronavirus outbreak
King County, Wash. is Ground Zero for the first outbreak on U.S. soil.
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New strategies cut esophageal damage from AFib catheter ablation
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Esophageal cooling and high-power short-duration ablation each produced substantial cuts in esophageal thermal injury.
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Mortality sevenfold higher post TAVR with severe kidney injury
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Acute renal injury in transcatheter aortic valve replacement is identified as major risk of bad outcomes.
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No sedation fails to improve mortality in mechanically ventilated patients
ORLANDO – The lack of sedation did significantly improve certain secondary endpoints, including a reduced number of thromboembolic events and...
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After PCI, stopping antiplatelet therapy for surgery appears safe
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. –
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More evidence backs LDL below 70 to reduce recurrent stroke
LOS ANGELES – Targeting LDL below 70 mg/dL for more than 5 years avoided more than one in four subsequent major cardiovascular events among adults...
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AI algorithm finds diagnostic AFib signatures in normal ECGs
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. –
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BASILAR: Endovascular treatment improves outcomes in BAO stroke
LOS ANGELES – Patients with a posterior basilar artery occlusion who received both endovascular therapy and thrombolysis were almost five times...
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Guidance defines vaping-related respiratory syndrome
ORLANDO – The guidance is designed to help critical care professionals efficiently identify those individuals at high risk of respiratory failure...
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Opioid use disorder up in sepsis hospitalizations
ORLANDO – “While we don’t necessarily screen every sepsis patient for endocarditis, if it’s an opioid use disorder patient – particularly one with...
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First clinical evidence of neuroprotection in acute stroke?
LOS ANGELES – A potential neuroprotectant was beneficial for patients with ischemic stroke undergoing thrombectomy in the ESCAPE-NA1 trial.