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Data demonstrates extensive variations in antithrombotic therapy after venous stenting and suggests conservative approach may be appropriate
Antithrombotic therapy following iliac vein stenting varies widely and long-term outcomes differ significantly depending on the underlying condition, according to new research. The retrospective study included 314 patients who underwent iliac vein stenting at Yale New Haven Hospital between 2012…
Carotid endarterectomy and TCAR show comparable outcomes in patients with high cardiac risk
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) showed similar perioperative safety and long-term effectiveness in patients with severe cardiac comorbidities, according to a recent retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database. Aidin Baghbani, MD, first author on the study…
‘Cardiovascular disease at crossroads’: practitioners call for a definitive randomized trial comparing precision medicine and polypill
The prospect of death rates from cardiovascular disease once again ticking upward after more than a half century of decline has led to a call for a randomized trial comparing the two new—and distinct—approaches to prevention: precision medicine and the…