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Pulmonary Hypertension and HF, Obesity in Adolescents, Noncardiac Surgery After TAVR

American College of Cardiology

He then explores obesity in adolescents and its impact on our societal health. In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at post-capillary pulmonary hypertension in heart failure and the revised European guideline definition.

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Associations of Sarcopenia and Body Composition Measures With Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Background:Frailty associates with worse outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Among the 3 components of sarcopenia, only slower gait speed (muscle performance) was independently associated with increased post-TAVR mortality (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.12 m/s decrease [95% CI, 1.04–1.21];P=0.004; 1.72];P=0.004).

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

ET Murphy Ballroom 4 ACC.24 24 planners note that attendees can gain insights from key clinical trials presented at ACC.24 24 and how those may impact clinical practice and patient care in this deep dive clinical trial session.

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Highlights of ACC 2024

Cardiology Update

SMART 4 ( NCT04722250 ) studied patients with severe aortic stenosis and a small aortic annulus who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). A total of 716 patients underwent TAVR with either a self-expanding supraannular valve or a balloon-expandable valve.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2022 Uma Sachdeva Contributing factors to lymph node recovery with esophagectomy by thoracic surgeons: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database Diseases of the Esophagus January 2022 Mark Allen Bias Against Complex Lung Cancer Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December (..)

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2022 Uma Sachdeva Contributing factors to lymph node recovery with esophagectomy by thoracic surgeons: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database Diseases of the Esophagus January 2022 Mark Allen Bias Against Complex Lung Cancer Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December (..)