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Variation in Warfarin Use at Hospital Discharge After Isolated Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement - An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.
CONCLUSIONS: Although patient characteristics and post-operative events may be associated with the prescription of warfarin following BMVR, substantial surgeon and hospital variability remains. This variability largely ignores the established practice guidelines, and warrants further study to define the optimal anticoagulation strategy in BMVR patients. PMID: 27132702 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chest - April 27, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Schwann TA, Habib RH, Suri RM, Brennan JM, He X, Thourani VH, Engoren M, Ailawadi G, Englum BR, Bonnell MR, Gammie JS Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Redo aortic valve surgery versus transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation for failing surgical bioprosthetic valves: consecutive patients in a single-center setting.
CONCLUSIONS: The present investigation shows that both groups, irrespective of different baseline comorbidities, show very good early clinical outcomes. While redo surgery is still the standard of care, a subgroup of patients may profit from the transcatheter valve-in-valve procedure. PMID: 26543594 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - November 8, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Mortality Down Among Dialysis Patients
Greater declines seen for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism among dialysis patients than general population
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 19, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news