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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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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches New Valve Surgery Risk Calculators

DAIC

Tricuspid Valve Repair Existing literature on national surgical outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve repair or replacement is based on data from over a decade ago and may not reflect current practice results. Analysis of 13,587 patients undergoing isolated tricuspid valve surgery from 2017 to 2023 revealed a 5.5%

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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.

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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 overdose‐attributable OHCA and nonoverdose‐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 overdose‐attributable OHCA (OD‐OHCA) with OHCA from other nontraumatic causes (non‐OD‐OHCA).

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Why Walking Might Save Your Life.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Similar patterns have been observed for cardiovascular disease and also cancer. Even 30 minutes per day has been shown to improve health outcomes 6. 2017 Mar;29(2). Over a 10-year time frame, compared to 4000 steps, taking 7000 steps every day resulted in a 51% reduction in all-cause mortality. The relationship is clear.

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The Latest Evidence on Atherosclerosis in Athletes

Physiologically Speaking

In addition, rates of cardiovascular disease and cancer in high-performing athletes are 27% and 40% lower, respectively, than in non-athletes. A study published in 2017 found that male masters endurance athletes had a higher prevalence of elevated CACS and coronary plaques, but most of these plaques were calcified.

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Returning to COVID19

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

The only outcome that really matters. The graph itself begins in January 2017 and finishes in January 2023. Anyway, this graph starts in the winter of 2017 and ends about now. Which follows pretty much the pattern of 2017, 2108 and 2019. On the BBC, a man with cancer was being interviewed. They come, and they go.