Surgery News

Patients who underwent heart surgery or cardiac catheterization had similar amounts of memory decline, according to a study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Assessment of the safety and efficacy of ticagrelor (Brilinta, AstraZeneca) in patients undergoing CABG.

The FDA issued a safety alert stating that fluoroquinolone antibiotics increase the odds of aortic dissection and ruptures of aortic aneurysms.

Five societies released appropriate use criteria for interventions for peripheral artery disease.

In a real-world population, transcarotid artery revascularization had similar outcomes to carotid endarterectomy and better outcomes than transfemoral carotid artery stenting, according to data presented at VEITHSymposium.

Patients with non-STEMI and either left main or multivessel coronary disease who underwent optimized medical therapy had worse outcomes compared with those who underwent CABG or PCI, according to a study published in The American Journal of Cardiology.

Hospitals with higher surgical aortic valve replacement mortality rates also had higher short-term and long-term transcatheter aortic valve replacement mortality rates, researchers reported.

CHICAGO — Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement had a comparable incidence of new-onset atrial fibrillation compared with those who underwent surgical AVR, according to data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

LAS VEGAS — A peripheral stent was safe and effective for treatment of common femoral artery lesions at 12 months, according to data presented at VIVA 18.

Thirty-day mortality rates were lower and patient satisfaction was higher at the nation’s top-ranked hospitals for cardiology and heart surgery compared with unranked hospitals, according to a report published in JAMA Cardiology.