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Cardiology
Low-risk patients may benefit from less invasive transcatheter valve replacement
A new study by a team of cardiologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) led by senior and corresponding author Jeffrey Popma, MD, suggests that a minimally invasive procedure currently reserved for patients ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Cardiology
TAVR as good as surgery for patients at low surgical risk
A new trial comparing self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to standard open-heart surgery for valve replacement—this time in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are considered low surgical risk—found ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Testosterone slows prostate cancer recurrence in low-risk patients
In the largest such study so far undertaken, US researchers have shown that testosterone replacement slows the recurrence of prostate cancer in low-risk patients. This may call into question the general applicability of Nobel-Prize ...
Mar 17, 2019
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Cardiology
In study, TAVR is superior to surgery for low-risk patients with aortic valve stenosis
A multicenter clinical trial has found that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) performed better than open-heart surgery in low-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. The study found that one year after the ...
Mar 16, 2019
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Diabetes
Diabetics more likely to experience high blood sugar after joint surgery
People with diabetes who undergo joint replacement surgery are at sharply higher risk of experiencing elevated blood sugar after the operation, increasing their chances of developing infections and other complications, according ...
Mar 15, 2019
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Surgery
No increased risk of complications for joint replacement in ambulatory surgery setting
The typical length of stay in hospital after hip replacement and knee replacement procedures has decreased over the last decade from about four days to under two days.
Mar 14, 2019
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Surgery
Spine evaluation is critical to reduce dislocations in revision total hip arthroplasty
Hip replacement surgery is highly successful in restoring mobility, relieving pain and improving quality of life. Each year in the United States, more than 330,000 hip replacement surgeries are performed, and that number ...
Mar 13, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Total thyroidectomy improves HRQoL in Hashimoto thyroiditis
(HealthDay)—For patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis with persistent symptoms despite normal thyroid gland function, total thyroidectomy, but not medical management, improves health-related quality of life and fatigue, according ...
Mar 13, 2019
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Surgery
Study suggests hip replacement patients can skip hip precautions
Low-risk patients undergoing a total hip replacement with a posterior approach can skip the standard hip precautions currently recommended for post-surgical recovery, according to a new study conducted at Hospital for Special ...
Mar 13, 2019
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