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CTA Lacks Accuracy for Assessing In-Stent Restenosis
Major Finding: In 11 studies with data on the patient level (804 patients with 1,295 stents), the pooled sensitivity of CT was 94% and the...
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Hospital Volume Not Equal to Quality?
Major Finding: Hospital procedure volume is not significantly associated with in-hospital mortality for four common surgical procedures.Data...
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Psoriasis Severity Linked to Tonsil Size
Major Finding: Patients with psoriasis had an odds ratio of 8.77 for having enlarged tonsils (grade 2 or greater), compared with healthy controls...
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FAME 2 Favorable PCI Results Driven by Revascularization
Major Finding: The percentage of patients who had an MI, death, or urgent revascularization (the combined primary end point) was significantly...
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DeFACTO Propels CT Fractional Flow Reserve Closer to Clinical Practice
Major Finding: CT fractional flow reserve (FFR-CT) plus CT had a per-patient performance diagnostic accuracy of 73% with a 95% confidence interval...
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Derm Research Unsettles Ped's Treatment of Acne
Major Finding: Most (75.6%) neonatal and infantile acne was managed by a pediatrician, while most (67.1%) adolescent acne was managed by a...
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Role of DNRs in Elderly Patients’ Outcomes Analyzed
Major Finding: Elderly patients with a DNR order were two times more likely to die in the postoperative period (OR, 2.07) than were matched...
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H3N2v Influenza Cases Double in Last 3 Weeks
Major Finding: All 12 of the most recently reported case of human infections with influenza A (H3N2) variant virus involved contact with swine.
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Covered Stents Top Bare Metal for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
Major Finding: Freedom from chronic mesenteric ischemia symptom recurrence among primary intervention patients was 92% for those with covered...