Amulet vs Watchman Comparison Still Muddy Any Which Way LAA Leaks Are Defined The two devices continue to lead to similar clinical outcomes Oct 24, 2023
Low-Risk TAVR Converging or Diverging With Surgical Outcomes, Depending on the Valve Intermediate-term reports from PARTNER 3 and Evolut Low Risk trials Oct 24, 2023
Pembrolizumab Wins FDA Approval in Operable Lung Cancer Checkpoint inhibitor demonstrated significant survival improvement in perioperative setting Oct 17, 2023
Plastic Glove, Scissors Solve Problem in Single-Lung Ventilation DIY approach to non-dependent lung collapse succeeds in trial Oct 17, 2023
Gabapentin as Post-Op Painkiller Gets a Cold Shower Placebo-controlled trial offers no justification for widespread use Oct 15, 2023
Cryoprecipitate, REBOA Flop for Improving Major Hemorrhage Outcomes The first randomized trials of both approaches failed Oct 13, 2023
New Two-Tier System to Weed Out Some Pediatric Heart Surgery Centers Low-volume congenital and pediatric heart programs may be cut in national reorganization Sep 29, 2023
Should Surgical AVR for Aortic Regurgitation Happen Earlier in Young Adults? Waiting to meet standard criteria less likely to lead to LV normalization Sep 19, 2023
No Avoiding Mitral Valve Implant Obstruction With Preemptive Ablation LVOT obstruction remains thorn in the side of TMVI in small case series Sep 15, 2023
Legionnaires Disease in Lung Transplant Recipients Likely From Donor Transmission via organs has not previously been reported, researchers say Sep 15, 2023
Study Questions Use of Aggressive Surgery in Early Mesothelioma Randomized data suggest surgery increases risk of death by 28% over first 42 months Sep 12, 2023
Tacrolimus After Lung Transplant Cuts Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Calcineurin inhibitor significantly reduced CLAD rates in Scandinavian trial Sep 11, 2023
Colchicine Stumbles for Protecting the Heart From Thoracic Surgery Trial meets only post hoc endpoints in extending protection to non-cardiac surgeries Aug 25, 2023
Can Aromatherapy Relax Post-Op Patients? Cardiac surgery patients report better sleep after inhaling peppermint essence Aug 03, 2023
Study Questions Relationship Between Hospital Competition and Surgical Quality Outcomes were mixed, depending on the operation Aug 02, 2023
Routinely Removed Organ Linked to Increased Mortality, Cancer Risk Cardiothoracic surgery often cuts out this little organ as irrelevant. Big mistake, study says Aug 02, 2023
Impella Devices Recalled After Deaths, Injuries Tied to TAVR Interactions Recall involves new instructions for use without devices needing to be returned Jul 28, 2023
American Guidelines Sour on Beta-Blockers for Chronic Coronary Disease For some people, revascularization to improve symptoms or help survival also endorsed Jul 20, 2023
Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgery Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators Jul 06, 2023
Bicuspid Aortic Valves and Aortopathy Cluster Among Close Relatives Large study supports wider screening of family members of probands Jun 15, 2023
Cautious Hope for Endovascular Aortic Tx in Connective Tissue Disease Success observed in usually contraindicated Marfan, Loeys-Dietz syndromes Jun 14, 2023
New Data in NSCLC Bolster Support for Perioperative Immunotherapy EFS benefit with pembrolizumab in KEYNOTE-671, but no OS benefit "yet," says investigator Jun 05, 2023
New Standard in Operable EGFR-Positive Lung Cancer "We should firmly close the door on one-size-fits-all treatment," says ASCO expert Jun 04, 2023
Extravascular ICD Continues to Show Effectiveness Anti-tachycardia pacing prevented shocks in about half of cases May 23, 2023
Conduction System Pacing Techniques Tied to Improved LVEF in Heart Failure Compared with biventricular pacing, increase in LVEF was found to be significant May 22, 2023
Biologic Envelope Cuts Complications After Cardiac Device Implantation "Any strategy to reduce infection rates in these patients is important," expert says May 22, 2023
Door Shut on Excess Noncardiac Deaths After Intervention for Stable CAD Earlier signal of noncardiovascular mortality refuted by large meta-analysis May 19, 2023
Mitral Valve Replacement Gets a Favorable Match-Up Against GDMT in Functional MR TMVR fares at least as well as conservative treatment in observational analysis May 17, 2023
CO2 Flush Offers Renewed Hope for TAVR Brain Protection Early study suggests role for neuroprotection from air bubbles May 17, 2023
Meticulous Slicing No Better Than Stenting at Axing Feared TAVR Complication Comparing leaflet splitting vs conventional stenting to avoid coronary obstruction May 16, 2023
The Worst Redo Option After TAVR? Choose the first procedure wisely, because repeats have mortality implications, researchers say Apr 24, 2023
Timing of Pacemaker, ICD Infections Suggests Closer Wound Checks for Some Researchers stress early detection and treatment of CIED infection Apr 05, 2023
TAVR Holds Strong 3 Years Into Evolut Low Risk Trial No major widening nor narrowing of event curves yet Mar 06, 2023
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Earns Confidence in Expert Hands Decision for mini thoracotomy may rest on patient preference, expert operator availability Mar 06, 2023
These Surgeries Made the Sharpest Turns to Outpatient Setting After COVID Several procedures saw significant increases in outpatient volumes Mar 03, 2023
Women Still Face Higher Risks for Mortality After CABG Sex disparities in adverse outcomes, including death, didn't change in the last decade Mar 01, 2023
Arrival of TEER Has Helped Surgeons' Track Records Nationwide analysis of technology's effect since FDA approval 10 years ago Feb 06, 2023
Society Responds to Outgoing President's Remarks on Diversity "We have come a long way ... but there is much more to do," new president, board of directors say Jan 25, 2023
Now, a Surgical Risk Model Tailored to Adult Congenital Heart Disease Novel calculator offers better estimates of operative mortality Jan 24, 2023
Heart Surgery Outcomes During COVID Similarly Worrisome for Rich and Poor Patients Study nevertheless highlights access issues among the socioeconomically disadvantaged Jan 24, 2023
