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Personalized risk prediction of mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure in patients undergoing mitral valve repair surgery
The predictive variables in the mortality risk model included Cr, NT-Pro BNP, CRP, LA, TNI, age, aortic cross clamp time, LVEF, and LVESD. The predictive variables in the heart failure readmission ...
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For the behemoth UnitedHealth, a new threat to Medicare profits
The findings in the federal report reveal that UnitedHealth repeatedly sent clinicians into patients’ homes and pored over their medical charts to add diagnoses for illnesses such as vascular ...
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Total Laparoscopic Aortofemoral Bypass as a Routine Procedure for the Treatment of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease
The mean operating time was 199 minutes, with a mean aortic cross-clamp time of 85.8 minutes. There were five major complications (7.3%). The mean postoperative hospital stay was 6.3 days.
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Case Report: Primary cardiac synovial sarcoma invading the tricuspid valve in a pregnant woman
The valve has replaced with a 29-mm mechanical valve. The aortic clamp was opened and right atrium was sutured. After careful hemostasis and closing the wound in layers, The rest of surgery was ...