PCI beneficial in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic-valve implantation
1. In patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis (AS) with stable coronary artery disease (CAD),...
Surgery
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Intraoperative esketamine infusion may reduce postpartum depression in women undergoing cesarean delivery
1. Intraoperative esketamine infusion significantly reduced the incidence of postpartum depression (PPD) at 6 weeks post partum in women undergoing...
Endoscopic semi-blunt dissection technique safe and effective for gastric submucosal tumors
1. Use of the semi-blunt dissection technique with endoscopic resection of gastric submucosal tumours was associated with a smaller maximum...
Catheter-guided aortic valve replacement and angioplasty has favorable outcomes compared to surgical intervention
1. The composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke favoured FFR-guided PCI plus TAVI compared to SAVR plus CABG....
Effect of enhanced recovery after surgery on older patients undergoing transvaginal pelvic floor reconstruction surgery
1. In this randomized controlled trial, the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol led to a decrease in post-operative length...
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy may be equally cost-effective among patients with type 2 diabetes
1. In this retrospective cohort study of patients with diabetes who received Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy, health...
High incidence of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in Epstein-Barr virus-seronegative kidney recipients
1. In this retrospective cohort study, individuals who were Epstein-Barr virus-seronegative had higher rates of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder than their...
High volume-rate echocardiography may be capable of assessing cardiac function in a single heartbeat
High volume-rate echocardiography for simultaneous imaging of electromechanical activation and cardiac strain of the whole heart in a single heartbeat...
Pembrolizumab with radiotherapy and surgery improves survival in high-risk soft tissue sarcoma
1. Pembrolizumab plus radiotherapy and surgery significantly improved disease-free survival. 2. Grade 3 or higher adverse events were more common...
Middle meningeal artery embolization reduces adverse events in patients with subdural hematomas
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among patients with symptomatic nonacute subdural hematoma, embolization of the middle meningeal artery (MMA)...