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Midterm outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with active cancer

Open Heart

Objectives The clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and concomitant active cancer remain insufficiently explored. This study aimed to assess the midterm outcomes of TAVR in patients diagnosed with AS and active cancer. vs 74.7%, p=0.50).

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STS Announces Late-breaker Research to Be Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting

DAIC

The researchers found that Medicare patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer exhibit identifiable predictors for long-term survival and readmission. These findings suggest opportunities to enhance clinical practice and improve outcomes for Medicare patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer.

Research 111
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches New Valve Surgery Risk Calculators

DAIC

Analysis of 13,587 patients undergoing isolated tricuspid valve surgery from 2017 to 2023 revealed a 5.5% With over 95% of adult and congenital cardiac surgery procedures and a majority of lung cancer and esophageal cancer surgery in the U.S., overall predicted risk of mortality for isolated repair and a 5.7%

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CanCHD Study of Hematopoietic Cancers in Children With and Without Genetic Syndromes

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundIndividuals with genetic syndromes can manifest both congenital heart disease (CHD) and cancer attributable to possible common underlying pathways. To date, reliable risk estimates of hematopoietic cancer (HC) among children with CHD based on large populationā€based data remain scant.

Cancer 40
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Abstract 4147972: Trends In Racial and Demographic Disparities In Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality In Prostate Cancer Patients In The United States From 1999-2022

Circulation

Introduction:Recent studies have highlighted the cardiotoxic effects of novel androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. NH Black, NH White, and Hispanic men had a significant increase in AAMR from 2017 (APC 4.9), 2016 (APC 5.1), and 2018 (APC 7.0) 17.9]) and NH American Indian or Alaska Native men (1999-2022, APC (-0.6 [-1.6,

Cancer 40
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Cardiac Arrest Following Drug Overdose in the United States: An Analysis of the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival

Journal of the American Heart Association

A comparison between overdoseā€attributable OHCA and nonoverdoseā€attributable OHCA will inform public health measures.Methods and ResultsWe analyzed data from 2017 to 2021 in the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), comparing overdoseā€attributable OHCA (ODā€OHCA) with OHCA from other nontraumatic causes (nonā€ODā€OHCA).

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Beating the Odds: Inside the Tribe with a Near-Zero Rate of Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

It kills almost twice as many people globally when compared to all cancers combined. Lancet Vol 389 April 29, 2017 3 [link] 4 Sedentary Behavior in U.S. Lancet Vol 389 April 29, 2017 6 High resting metabolic rate among Amazonian forager-horticulturalists experiencing high pathogen burden. 2017 Dec 12;89(24):2447-2454.