Mark Ferguson

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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 on-pump CABG 2002-2007. Death rates...

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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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County-Level Variations in Receipt of Surgery for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the United States

December 18, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Performance of curative surgery for early stage cancer varied considerably among counties in the US, and was related to socioeconomic factors, availability of surgeons, and non-metropolitan status.

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Home-Based Preoperative Prehabilitation Reduces Costs of Care

December 16, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Medicare claims data were reviewed for patients in Michigan who underwent inpatient surgery. Some patients were enrolled in prehabilitation programs consisting of home-based walking exercise, nutrition, smoking cessation, and stress...

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Effect of Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage Versus Talc Slurry via Chest Tube on Pleurodesis Failure Rate Among Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusions

December 6, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In this multi-institutional randomized trial comparing talc slurry through a chest tube to talc pudrage during VATS, success rates at 90 days were similar.

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Brave New World of Arrhythmia Detection

November 30, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

High-Throughput, Contact-Free Detection of Atrial Fibrillation From Video With Deep Learning In this study, one-minute videos including multiple individuals were analyzed for their facial photoplethysmographic signals, permitting accurate detection of...

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AI Better Than GI?

November 26, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

A deep-learning computer aided detection (CAD) system was trained to recognize neoplasia using nearly 500,000 endoscopic images. In head-to-head testing against experienced gastroenterologists using additional images, the accuracy of CAD...

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Year in Review: Lung Cancer

November 7, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

This brief overview of recently presented improvements in lung cancer therapy highlights the substantial benefits of newer chemotherapy and immunotherapy regimens that are transforming the outlooks of many patients with...

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Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis after TAVR and SAVR: Insights from the PARTNER Trials

November 7, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Data from the PARTNER trials were assessed regarding post-procedural prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement and surgical aortic valve replacement. The timing and rates of PVE were...

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Five-Year Outcomes After PCI or CABG for Left Main Coronary Disease

November 6, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In this randomized trial, percutaneous coronary intervention and CABG had equivalent outcomes for the composite of death, stroke, or myocardial infarction at five years for patients with left main disease...

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