Cardiothoracic
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Bilateral ACP shown similar to unilateral in arch replacement study
Bilateral outperformed unilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion numerically, but not statistically, in several key areas.
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Restrictive transfusion strategy safe in cardiac surgery
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Using a lower hemoglobin threshold for transfusion in surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass is as safe as the usual 9.5 g/dL.
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Heart transplantation: Preop LVAD erases adverse impact of pulmonary hypertension
COLORADO SPRINGS – This expands the recipient pool.
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Direct oral anticoagulants okay during AF device placement
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – The clinical scenario, not hematoma or stroke risk, can guide the decision to continue DOACs during antiarrhythmic device...
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DAPT produces better CABG outcomes than aspirin alone
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Saphenous vein grafts had improved patency with ticagrelor plus aspirin, compared with aspirin alone.
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Heart surgery halves in-hospital mortality in trisomy 13 and 18
Congenital heart surgery can benefit trisomy 13 and 18 infants.
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Why VADS is gaining ground in pediatrics
Miniaturization is leading to a new era of pediatric VADs use.
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Challenges of validating cerebral protection for TAVI
Cerebral protection during TAVI is appealing, but challenging.
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Cold stored platelets control bleeding after complex cardiac surgery
SAN DIEGO – As measured by chest drain output after chest closure, patients who received cold stored platelets had a significantly lower median...
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Hypothyroidism carries higher surgical risk not captured by calculator
VICTORIA, B.C. – Hypothyroid lengthens recovery surgery beyond time predicted by surgical risk calculator.
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Robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy effective for large tumors
NSCLC patients with smaller tumors also had excellent survival rates following robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy.