A database study finds no clinically significant association between lung donor smoking history, pack-years or substance use with primary allograft dysfunction.
Read MoreLeading from Experience in Transvenous Lead Extraction
As more patients require extraction of pacemaker and ICD leads, the risks from this complex procedure mount. Multidisciplinary expertise is key to avoiding infection and managing catastrophic complications.
Surgical Head-Scratcher: What to Do When LVOTO Presents with Minimal Hypertrophy?
Patients with LV outflow tract obstruction but little or no LV hypertrophy present a diagnostic dilemma. The best approaches involve tailored diagnostic strategies and repairs aimed at avoiding prosthetic valve replacement.
Case Study: A Role for Vascular Surgery in a Curious Case of Abdominal Pain and Major Weight Loss
Median arcuate ligament syndrome is controversial because of its lack of proved mechanism. The main evidence for it is patients’ relief following release of the median arcuate ligament — typically after a long, agonizing diagnostic journey.
The Dark Side of HDL
Dr. Stanley Hazen’s long-term studies of HDL are profoundly altering our view of HDL and its role in heart disease — and may soon yield a diagnostic assay for cardiac risk based on the new insights.
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Case Study: Wound Care
Amputation can often be avoided by taking a multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art approach to limb revascularization that includes addressing underlying risk factors.
Celiac Disease May Double the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease
Low-grade inflammation in celiac disease doubles the risk of coronary artery disease in patients of any age.
Cardiac Surgery Poses No Undue Risk For HIV-Positive Patients
HIV patients who undergo cardiac surgery have no increased inpatient mortality risk, lower rates of stroke and similar rates of infection and complications as HIV-negative patients.
Addressing Advanced Heart Failure with LVADs
Left-ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are a viable alternative to transplant for some patients, and today s smaller devices make these an option for more patients with heart failure
Decrease Your Losses Through Quality Initiatives
New patient safety and quality programs are limiting reimbursement to hospitals for substandard care and readmissions. Reducing the number and cost of complications can help maximize reimbursement.
At Last There’s Guidance on Multimodality Imaging in Pericardial Disease and Cardio-Oncology
Unprecedented guidelines from the American Society of Echocardiography take on suboptimal recognition of pericardial disease and help shape the rapid evolution of cardio-oncology.