Surgery News

A two-tiered approach for valve centers may increase the identification of patients with valvular heart disease and improve outcomes through the use of multidisciplinary teams and shared decision-making, according to an expert consensus systems of care document from the American College of Cardiology and other societies published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Patients with preoperative anemia or iron deficiency receiving a very short-term treatment including IV iron before elective cardiac surgery had a decreased need for red blood cell transfusions, according to findings published in The Lancet.

Patients with common lung diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung fibrosis, are significantly more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

PHILADELPHIA — Though CDC data indicate heart disease is the number one cause of death among all U.S. adults, women with CVD do not get as much attention or treatment as men with this condition, according to a presentation at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting.

Black women with ACS or CHD less often receive revascularization compared with white and Hispanic women, according to findings presented at the American Heart Association Quality of Care & Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions.

NEW ORLEANS — Since 1996, survival in patients with acute aortic dissection has increased, according to data from the IRAD registry presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Social factors have a strong association with mortality risk in patients after CABG, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Among patients undergoing elective CABG, there was no difference in 1-year mortality between those assigned IV anesthesia and those assigned a volatile anesthetic, according to the results of the MYRIAD trial.

NEW ORLEANS — Along with symptomatic status, elevated indexed left ventricular end-systolic dimension predicted mortality in patients with moderate to severe or severe aortic regurgitation but no CAD, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

The upcoming American College of Cardiology Scientific Session will span important topics in the field of cardiology, featuring presentations on atrial fibrillation, updates in HF and even physician burnout, according to a web briefing held by the ACC.