STS 2013: CABG Bests PCI in Long-Term Outcomes
The Particulars: Optimal treatment approaches vary in the treatment of stable, multivessel...
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STS 2013: Lung Transplants From Heavy Smokers
The Particulars: The general consensus among experts is that lung transplantation using donor...
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STS 2013: Feasibility Test of Volume Criteria for T Staging
Purpose: Size criteria have been used as a gold standard for a long time in cancer staging of all...
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STS 2013: Suction or Waterseal Drainage After Lung Resection?
Purpose: Pleural suction is used after lung resection in order to promote lung expansion and...
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STS 2013: Tri-Modality Therapy for Superior Sulcus NSCLC
Purpose: Trimodality therapy incorporating preoperative chemotherapy (cisplatin-etoposide,...
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STS 2013: Vein Graft External Support System for CABG
Purpose: Vein graft failure has been attributed to increased pressure in the venous conduit....
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STS 2013: Postop AF Rates With CorMatrix ECM for Pericardial Closure
Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common postoperative complication following coronary...
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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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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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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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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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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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FDA OKs Exjade for Chronic Iron Overload in Genetic Blood Disorder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Exjade (deferasirox) to...
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ISET 2013: EVAR or Surgery for AAA Repair?
The Particulars: Patients who suffer a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and make it to the...
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SCCM 2013: Evaluating Pulmonary Embolism in the ED
The Particulars: Previous data suggest that CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is the test of choice...
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ISET 2013: Treating Femoropopliteal Arterial Disease
The Particulars: Predictors of patency after endovascular treatment of femoropopliteal...
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