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Afib Ablation Sans Surgical Backup Said to be OK, But Doubts Linger

Posted: 05/15/2019
Author:
Nicole Lou, Reporter, MedPage Today/CRTonline.org
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Medicare claims show no increase in major adverse outcomes

Hospitals performing atrial fibrillation (Afib) ablations without an on-site cardiothoracic surgery department showed no safety disadvantage in a retrospective study, although a practitioner told MedPage Today he remained unpersuaded.
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Oct 09, 2024 by
Bailey G. Salimes, CRTonline.org

External validation of the BRIGHT-4 results shows that patients with ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI) who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) who receive bivalirudin plus a high-dose infusion 2- to 4-hours post-PCI have reduced cardiac mortality and major bleeding, and no increase in ischemic events, compared with patients who receive heparin monotherapy with provisional glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (GPI) use.

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Sep 30, 2024 by
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Afib Ablation Sans Surgical Backup Said to be OK, But Doubts Linger

Medicare claims show no increase in major adverse outcomes

Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients at Greater Risk for CAD, MACE: UK Biobank Analysis

BRIGHT-4 External Confirmation: Mortality, Bleeding Reduced, no Increase in Ischemic Events, in STEMI Patients Receiving Bivalirudin Plus High-Dose Infusion Post-PCI

Higher GDMT Score Linked to Lower Mortality, Hospitalization and Costs, Study Suggests

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