A number of interesting findings in early follow up of this randomized controlled trial on one type of transcatheter aortic valve against conventional surgery: the mechanics of the valve and the incidence of complete heart block, to name but a few. We await the longer follow up.
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Cardiac
March 18, 2019
March 15, 2019
Drugs and Devices
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the indications for the MitraClip™, made by Abbott, have been expanded to include secondary mitral regurgitation.
March 15, 2019
Very useful open access review, especially the simple figure on page 959.
March 4, 2019
The authors present the repair of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm via a right anterior minithoracotomy.
March 1, 2019
Between February 23 and March 1, 2019, a heart surgery team from the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, conducted a medical mission to Kumasi, Ghana, in order to perform adult heart surgery and place pacemakers. Find their daily video blog here.
February 27, 2019
A very useful synopsis of treatment strategies for a vexing lethal condition.
February 22, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest
February 14, 2019
The authors highlight useful tips and methods to avoid common pitfalls for others who are interested in adding these methods to their armamentarium.
February 8, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest
January 18, 2019
A good attempt to shed some light into the somewhat challenging concept of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, on the occasion of a small randomized controlled trial on albuterol.