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Lower-risk approach for aortic arch repair
Aortic arch reconstruction through a median sternotomy in babies had lower rates of recurrent obstruction than did a thoracotomy approach.
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Can bioprosthetics work for large airway defects?
Bioprosthetic materials show progress for reconstruction of large airway defects.
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Evaluating Fontan failure risk after arrhythmia
The development of arrhythmia is associated with a heightened risk of circulation failure after a Fontan procedure.
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Revision technique treats graft dysfunction after esophageal reconstruction
Cervicosternolaparotomy revision surgery for graft dysfunction after esophageal reconstruction for caustic injuries can achieve good results.
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SYNTAX analysis: Making the case for CABG over PCI
Physicians should clearly communicate to patients with complex multivessel artery disease the key findings of the SYNTAX trial.
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Is regional anesthesia safer in CEA?
General anesthesia during carotid endarterectomy carries almost twice the risk of complications as regional anesthesia.
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CEA risk models fit for an app
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Infection, readmission linked after open lower-extremity procedures
Open lower-extremity procedures have higher risk of infection-related readmission than endovascular procedures.
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Can carotid interventions affect cognitive function?
Cognitive impairment and improvement are both detectable after carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy.
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Study identifies SSI risk factors after open LEB
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Patients who had an SSI were more than three times more likely to have a major amputation and more than five times more likely to...
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Using CHIMPS for type A dissection in a high-risk patient
Chimney and sandwich grafts facilitated hybrid repair of type A aortic dissection in a high-risk patient.
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Newborns with CHD have reduced cerebral oxygen delivery
Using a newer form of MRI to investigate oxygen levels in newborns with congenital heart disease, researchers in Canada reported that these...
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Time to rethink bioprosthetic valve guidelines?
Recent findings on the incidence and pathophysiology of bioprosthetic valve thrombosis require revisiting existing guidelines against routine...
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‘Stepping’ up to a better way to teach robotic lobectomy
Robotic lobectomy can be successfully taught by dividing the procedure into a series of surgical maneuvers or steps.
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Has mystery of exercise-intolerant chronic thromboembolic disease been solved?
Key clinical point: This study identifies key clinical features of the pathophysiology of exercise intolerance in chronic thromboembolic disease (...