Survival Rate

PARIS — Patients with aortic stenosis have poor survival rates if their condition is left untreated, regardless of whether their stenosis is moderate or severe, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Patients with torso stab wounds have a significantly lower risk for mortality when treated at level I trauma centers compared to level II centers, according to findings recently published in JAMA Surgery.

Recently published results showed a survival rate of 97.4% at 8 years with a specific reverse shoulder arthroplasty prosthesis.

Melanoma skin cancer rates have increased by 35% for women and by 55% for men in the United Kingdom since 2004, which represents a 45% increase in the incidence rate, according to research from Cancer Research UK.