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In Global News: Addressing Lung Cancer Treatment Disparities and Adult Heart Problems After Congenital Heart Disease [1]

Submitted by cvernon [2] on Fri, 2019-03-01 14:33

Patient Care and General Interest

One of the professional golfers who qualified for this weekend’s PGA Tour event is also a two-time heart transplant recipient [3].

 

Drugs and Devices

LivaNova announced that its Perceval sutureless aortic valve will be reimbursed for patients through Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare [4].

 

Research, Trials, and Funding

A program designed specifically to address racial disparity in lung cancer treatment rates in North Carolina, USA, eliminated this disparity and increased treatment rates for all participants [5].

Researchers from Ontario, Canada, report a 60% pathologic complete response rate for stereotactic ablative radiotherapy [6] in patients with resectable lung cancer, much lower than they had hypothesized.

A study using data from the UK Biobank found that adults with mild congenital heart defects had increased incidences of heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke, and heart attack [7], even after accounting for cardiovascular risk factors.

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF) has awarded 24 grants [8] that will support research and educational endeavors in 2019. Visit their website [9] to learn more about TSF and future funding opportunities.

Women have worse outcomes after aortic surgery [10] than men do, report researchers from Ontario, Canada.

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News from around the web.
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https://www.ctsnet.org/jans/global-news-addressing-lung-cancer-treatment-dispari… [1]
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Aorta [11]
Aortic Valve [12]
Congenital [13]
Education [14]
Lung - Cancer [15]
Professional Affairs [16]
Transplantation - Heart [17]
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Claire Vernon
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Aortic valve disease [18]
Lung [19]
Cancer [20]
Congenital [21]
Heart Transplant [22]
Aorta [23]
Education [24]
Professional Affairs [25]
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