Cardiothoracic
From the Journals
Surgeon volume tied to mitral valve surgery outcomes
CHICAGO – Study supports guidelines recommending referral to experienced surgeons.
Point/Counterpoint
Points/Counterpoint: Should surgeons operate on functional tricuspid regurgitation?
The conundrum of functional tricuspid regurgitation.
Conference Coverage
Shift to minimally invasive MV surgery picks up
Less invasive mitral valve surgery options comprise 23% of total.
Conference Coverage
Fewer early neurologic complications with TAVR than SAVR
New findings from SURTAVI trial show TAVR benefit.
Conference Coverage
In 8 years, TMVR means more procedures
Surgical mitral valve procedures increased 70% and TMVR procedures 57% in Germany since 2008.
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Low-dose aspirin bests dual-antiplatelet therapy in TAVR
PARIS – ARTE trial is hailed as practice changing.
FDA/CDC
FDA approves Sapien 3 transcatheter valve for bioprosthetic valve failure
Patients at high risk can now avoid open surgery when prosthetic valves fail.
Conference Coverage
BIO-RESORT: A mandate to prescreen PCI patients for silent diabetes
PARIS – Unsuspected abnormal glucose tolerance can provoke periprocedural complications.
Video
VIDEO: Lack of heart teams impact prevalence of PCI
BOSTON – Data show a marked bias in referral patterns for coronary revascularization in stand-alone interventional cardiology units lacking a...
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Novel Lotus valve outperforms CoreValve in REPRISE III
PARIS – The new, repositionable transcatheter aortic valve was superior to the CoreValve in the composite endpoint.
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Consider switch to clopidogrel for DAPT early post ACS
PARIS – TOPIC trial provides new evidence-based DAPT strategy.