News
Post-CABG stroke risk same with one or two clamps
Key clinical point: Two different approaches to aortic manipulation that surgeons use during on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery – single...
News
Contrast imaging detects some lung tumors in surgery
Key clinical point: A pilot clinical trial reported that molecular contrast imaging during lung cancer surgery is safe and somewhat effective at...
News
Elephant stent aorta repair – good outcomes, but is it too complex?
Key clinical point: Total aortic arch replacement with implantation of an elephant-trunk stent avoids risks of other more conventional approaches...
News
Monitoring effectively identifies seizures in postbypass neonates
Key clinical point: Electroencephalography is more effective than clinical observation in identifying seizures in infants immediately after they’...
News
Stents better than surgery for esophagus tears?
Key clinical point: Esophageal stent placement for the treatment of an acute esophageal tear seems to be as effective as surgery in propensity-...
News
Ablation may raise risk for later myectomy
Key clinical point: Patients who had a failed alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy may be at greater risk for...
News
Hemodynamics after MVR better than annuloplasty's
Key clinical point: Mitral valve replacement seems to be associated with better exercise hemodynamics than restrictive annuloplasty in patients...
News
Cardiac surgeons defy guidelines for severe disease
Key clinical point: Cardiac surgeons at three London hospitals complied poorly with clinical guidelines for managing patients with severe coronary...
News
AATS: Simplified mitral valve repair effective in children with Marfan’s
Key clinical point: A simplified approach for mitral valve repair resulted in good outcomes in a group of children with connective tissue...
News
Three-dimensional models show superiority of nanoparticles in mesothelioma
Key clinical point: Three-dimensional spheroid models, as opposed to monolayer cell cultures, are valuable tools for predicting the efficacy of...