Relevance of Coronary Bypass Surgery for Multivessel CAD Relevance of Coronary Bypass Surgery for Multivessel CAD
Given new and emerging technologies, will coronary artery bypass grafting remain the gold standard for the majority of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease?Circulation (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - December 6, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Market structure, patient choice and hospital quality for elective patients
This research examines the change in the effect of market structure on hospital quality for elective procedures (hip and knee replacements, and coronary artery bypass grafts) following the 2006 loosening of restrictions on patient choice of hospital in England. It finds that the change in the effect of market structure due to the 2006 choice reforms was to reduce quality by increasing the probability of a post-operative emergency readmission for hip and knee replacement patients. There was no effect of the choice reform on hospital quality for coronary bypass patients. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nov 18 Cardiology News Nov 18 Cardiology News
Presentations from the recent AHA meeting on PCSK9 drugs, CABG, statins, TAVR, NSAIDs, and prevention of bleeding in AF patients undergoing PCI are reviewed in this week ' s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 18, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
EXCEL and NOBLE: Bias Confirmation for Left Main PCI or CABG? EXCEL and NOBLE: Bias Confirmation for Left Main PCI or CABG?
Both EXCEL and NOBLE evaluated PCI vs CABG for left main coronary disease, yet their results were different. Surgeon Mike Mack and interventional cardiologist Sanjit Jolly offer their interpretations.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 14, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Physician Teamwork During CABG Yields Better Outcomes Physician Teamwork During CABG Yields Better Outcomes
The new study"recognizes the complexity of medical care and tries to investigate the role of care coordination."Heartwire from Medscape (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - November 13, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
CABG Outcomes Best When Physicians Take'Team Sport' Approach (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Greater teamwork tied to fewer readmissions, deaths at 60 days (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - November 8, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: Hepatic Encephalopathy, PCI vs. CABG in Left Main Coronary Artery Disease, Illinois Primary Care Opportunities (FREE)
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NEJM Group offers so many valuable resources for practicing clinicians. Here ' s what we chose for you today:NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Review: The … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 1, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
EXCEL, NOBLE: Clarity, Confusion for Left Main PCI vs CABG EXCEL, NOBLE: Clarity, Confusion for Left Main PCI vs CABG
Many say guidelines will probably change: One trial found PCI noninferior to CABG, the other gave the edge to CABG; different drug-eluting stents and endpoints were used in the trials.Heartwire from Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 1, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
TCT 2016: Stents, stents, stents on Day 1
The annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference is under way in Washington, D.C., with late-breaking study results beginning yesterday. We’ll update this post throughout the day as new results come in, so be sure to check back for the latest news out of TCT 2016.
Stents took center stage Day1, with a raft of studies covering the latest on the bioresorbable front.
Stents equivalent to CABG
Drug-eluting stents are as effect as coronary artery bypass grafts in treating patients with blocked left main coronary arteries, according to a study that compared Abbott‘s (NYSE:ABT) Xience DES with CABG i...
Source: Mass Device - October 31, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Cardiovascular Stents TCT 2016 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics symposium (TCT) Source Type: news
TCT: Trials Split on PCI vs CABG for Left Main Disease
(MedPage Today) -- NOBLE hands advantage to surgery, EXCEL finds noninferiority (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 31, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news
Results from the NOBLE trial presented at TCT 2016 and published in The Lancet
(Cardiovascular Research Foundation) Coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery is the standard treatment for revascularization in patients with left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease, but use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for this indication is increasing. Findings from the Nordic-Baltic-British Left Main Revascularization Study (NOBLE) trial found that despite similar mortality, the five-year risk of major adverse events was higher after PCI compared to CABG for the treatment of unprotected LMCA disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Ticagrelor Safe if Stopped at Least One Day Before CABG Ticagrelor Safe if Stopped at Least One Day Before CABG
Pretreating coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients with ticagrelor is safe, if the antithrombotic is discontinued more than 24 hours before surgery, researchers suggest.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - September 27, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Make the Diagnosis: Syncope Stumper
(MedPage Today) -- Case Findings: An 81-year-old man with past medical history of diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease with inferior MI and coronary artery bypass grafting 4 years ago presents for evaluation of syncope. The patient reports 6 recent episodes of syncope between 9 and 3 months ago. Of these, 3 episodes occurred in the evening between 11:00 p.m. and midnight, and involved a prodrome of lightheadedness and flushing, and a postdrome of confusion and nausea. Blood sugar was checked shortly after these episodes and was found to be low. Two episodes occurred in the morning shortly after rising from b...
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 13, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
STICH at 10 Years: CABG for Young and Old With Systolic HF? STICH at 10 Years: CABG for Young and Old With Systolic HF?
Eric Velazquez on the role of CABG in patients with HF and LV dysfunction, including the latest age analysis and why myocardial viability testing should be a thing of the past.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 9, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Radial Artery as a Coronary Artery Bypass Conduit Radial Artery as a Coronary Artery Bypass Conduit
This study examined very-long-term outcomes in patients who received an RA graft for myocardial revascularization.Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
