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Guideline tweak addresses conflicting recommendations on BAV
Key clinical point: Various clinical guidelines provided five different recommendations for the timing of aortic repair surgery in patients with...
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Study identifies important predictors for PC/PGL
Key clinical point: SDHB mutation and tumor size may be better predictors of outcomes in patients with pheochromocytoma and abdominal...
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The ‘guilty’ associates of silent thoracic aneurysm fingered
Key clinical point: Eight markers may detect silent thoracic aneurysms before rupture. Major finding: The eight “associates” of TAA include...
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Sex-mismatched RBCs associated with increased mortality after cardiac surgery
Key clinical point: Transfusion of sex-mismatched and non–leukocyte depleted PRBCs may impact survival after cardiac surgery. Major finding:...
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In T1D, quality of life measures fall short
Key clinical point: Physicians have inadequate tools for measuring quality of life in people with type 1 diabetes. Major finding: Very few PubMed...
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Endoscopic ablation follows gastric bypass principles
NEW ORLEANS – An investigational endoscopic procedure that aims to disrupt how the gut absorbs nutrients based on the principles of gastric bypass...
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Empagliflozin surpasses glimepiride as metformin add-on
NEW ORLEANS – When used as an add-on therapy to metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, empagliflozin has sustained safety and...
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Bariatric Surgery Good Deal for Diabetes, but …
Key clinical point: Bariatric or metabolic surgery is a cost-effective treatment for type 2 diabetes. Major finding: Cost-effectiveness ratios of...
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Bariatric surgery good deal for diabetes, but…
Key clinical point: Bariatric or metabolic surgery is a cost-effective treatment for type 2 diabetes. Major finding: Cost-effectiveness ratios of...
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Artificial pancreas can improve inpatient glycemic control in type 2 diabetes
Key clinical point:Hospitalized patients in the general ward with type 2 diabetes mellitus can maintain better glycemic control by using an...
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Challenging ‘dogma’ of allografts in infectious endocarditis
Key clinical point: Use of homografts showed no significant benefit, compared with conventional prosthetic valves when the patient has infective...
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Additional antibiotics needed when implanting cryopreserved human aortic grafts
Key clinical point: The infection resistance of cryopreserved human allografts (CHAs) depends on antibiotic pretreatment during processing. Major...
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Does congenital cardiac surgery training need a makeover?
Key clinical point: Since congenital cardiac fellowship programs became accredited in 2007, training requirements have been standardized and the...
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Subdermal mini-pump with exenatide superior to sitagliptin in reducing HbA1c
An osmotic mini-pump that releases exenatide over 6 months achieves superior blood glucose levels and weight loss after 1 year, compared with...
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VIDEO: Bionic pancreas configurations may help control type 1 diabetes
Key clinical point: Three studies have validated the safety and efficacy of different configurations of the bionic pancreas, also known as the...