MeSH tree: E02.148
A randomized clinical trial at The Mount Sinai Hospital found that combining two techniques for removing calcium nodules—rotational atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy (IVL)—before coronary stent placement allowed stents ...
Nov 2, 2026
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Takotsubo syndrome is an acute heart condition that primarily affects postmenopausal women and is often triggered by severe emotional or physical stress. Although it affects about 2% of all patients with suspected heart attacks—and ...
Aug 31, 2026
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For patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AFib) who had no contraindications to taking oral anticoagulants, the use of a device to close off the left atrial appendage in the heart—a small pouch where blood can pool ...
Mar 31, 2026
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A stent designed specifically for infants and young children with congenital heart disease has demonstrated strong safety and effectiveness in a pivotal multicenter clinical trial. Children's Hospital Los Angeles led the ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Results from the first randomized clinical trial in the United States to compare a sirolimus-eluting balloon (DEB) to a control group consisting of drug-eluting stent (DES) and balloon angioplasty (BA) for the treatment of ...
Oct 28, 2025
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The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have published the first rigorous, evidence-based, multisociety recommendations to guide the use of transcatheter left atrial ...
Aug 8, 2025
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An eight-year HonorHealth Research Institute clinical trial, using non-surgical techniques, showed 86% of patients with a type of usually fatal low blood pressure known as "structural shock" survived at least three months, ...
Jun 27, 2025
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With the emerging trend of using anesthesia or sedation for lengthy tattoo sessions, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has issued new guidance urging caution to emphasize that these procedures should meet the ...
Jun 23, 2025
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Major reallocation of health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic meant that elective surgery in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) was significantly reduced, so that those needing urgent, lifesaving and emergency ...
Apr 14, 2025
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While randomized comparative trials are needed, a relatively new treatment option for upper urinary tract cancers shows promise for lowering long-term recurrence in many patients with low-grade disease, according to a multicenter ...
Mar 10, 2025
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