Mark Ferguson

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Outcomes of Treatment for Infective Endocarditis Following Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement

February 28, 2023 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) carries an increased risk of infective endocarditis. This study used data from the Pediatric Health Information System for the period 2010–2020. Ninety-eight hospital admissions for infective endocarditis were identified for...

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Sybil: A Validated Deep Learning Model to Predict Future Lung Cancer Risk From a Single Low-Dose Chest Computed Tomography

April 19, 2023 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This study used lung cancer screening trial low dose CT scans to develop a model (Sybil) that predicts the likelihood of development of a lung cancer within the next year....

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A Single-Institutional Experience with 36 Children Smaller Than 5 Kilograms Supported with the Berlin Heart Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) over 12 Years: Comparison of Patients with Biventricular versus Functionally Univentricular Circulation

March 28, 2023 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In a study meant to review outcomes in patients less than 5 kg supported by the Berlin Heart pulsatile ventricular assist device (VAD), it was found that the device is...

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Outcomes of Treatment for Infective Endocarditis Following Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement

February 28, 2023 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) carries an increased risk of infective endocarditis. This study used data from the Pediatric Health Information System for the period 2010–2020. Ninety-eight hospital admissions for...

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Ten-Year Outcomes of Off-Pump vs On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Department of Veterans Affairs

April 14, 2022 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This 10-year follow-up of the ROBY study reports on the primary end points of all-cause death and the composite of death or revascularization among 2203 patients randomized to off-pump or...

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Lung Cancer Surveillance After Definitive Curative-Intent Therapy: ASCO Guideline

February 8, 2020 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

The newest version of the ASCO guidelines for lung cancer surveillance after curative lung cancer therapy is presented. The overall quality of supportive evidence is low, and the strength of...

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The Learning Curve for Shared Decision-making in Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis

February 3, 2020 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Use of a novel decision aid for patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis resulted in greater patient knowledge and satisfaction, although decisional conflict was unchanged. Physicians, on the other hand, felt...

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Tobacco Smoking and Somatic Mutations in Human Bronchial Epithelium

February 3, 2020 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This interesting study compared bronchial epithelial mutation burden, the primary source of new lung cancers, among nonsmokers, former smokers, and current smokers. Smoking typically adds 1,000 to 10,000 mutations per...

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Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial

February 1, 2020 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Individuals at high risk for lung cancer were randomized to low dose CT screening (years 0, 1, 3, and 5.5) or observation. At 10 years the cumulative rate ratio for...

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A Remarkable Drop in Lung Cancer Mortality

January 10, 2020 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Declines in US annual lung cancer mortality rates of 5% for men and 4% for women led improvements in overall cancer mortality rates in the latest update from the American...

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Long-Term Cancer Risk Associated With Lung Nodules Observed on Low-Dose Screening CT Scans

January 10, 2020 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Benign-appearing lung nodules identified on screening CTs are associated with an increased risk of lung cancer diagnosis 4 to 8 and 8 to 11 years after the scan (RRs 1.9...

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CTSNet Editor-in-Chief’s Top Selections of 2019

January 2, 2020 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

CTSNet published over 200 pieces of educational content in 2019. CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Mark Ferguson presents his choices, in no particular order, for the most interesting CTSNet content of 2019. Pictured:...

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Clinical Evidence for Association of Acupuncture and Acupressure With Improved Cancer Pain

December 29, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In this analysis of randomized controlled studies, accupuncture and/or accupressure significantly reduced cancer-associated pain compared to sham procedures.

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