Percutaneous closure of acquired Gerbode defect: management of a rare complication of cardiac surgery

Fanari Z, Barekatain A, Abraham N, Hopkins JT Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2015 Apr; PMID: 25842077 Abstract Although rare, acquired Gerbode defect (abnormal communication between left ventricle and right atrium) may result as a complication of myocardial infarction, endocarditis as well as aortic or mitral valve replacement resulting in resistant heart failure secondary to significant

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Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Clinical Guideline #8: the fetus at risk for anemia-diagnosis and management

, Mari G, Norton ME, Stone J, Berghella V, Sciscione AC, Tate D, Schenone MH Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 2015 Mar; PMID: 25824811 Abstract OBJECTIVE: We sought to provide evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of fetal anemia. METHODS: A systematic literature review was performed using MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library. The

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Barriers to and facilitators of interprofessional-interdepartmental interventions: unearthing departmental culture

Michalec B, Reinhold N, Dressler R, Laskowski-Jones L, Adarve L, Elliott D Am J Med Qual 2015 Mar;30(2):126-34 PMID: 24443319 Abstract This study evaluates how emergency department (ED) and medical intensive care unit (MICU) providers interact in the setting of a quality improvement project designed to enhance transport/care for patients from the ED to the

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Predicting recurrent mitral regurgitation after mitral valve repair for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation

Kron IL, Hung J, Overbey JR, Bouchard D, Gelijns AC, Moskowitz AJ, Voisine P, O’Gara PT, Argenziano M, Michler RE, Gillinov M, Puskas JD, Gammie JS, Mack MJ, Smith PK, Sai-Sudhakar C, Gardner TJ, Ailawadi G, Zeng X, O’Sullivan K, Parides MK, Swayze R, Thourani V, Rose EA, Perrault LP, Acker MA, J. Thorac. Cardiovasc.

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Comparison of percutaneous coronary intervention with drug eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease: Meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials

Fanari Z, Weiss SA, Zhang W, Sonnad SS, Weintraub WS Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2015 Mar;16(2):70-7 PMID: 25662779 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To compare outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug eluting stent (DES) and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) in patients with multivessel Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) using data from randomized controlled trials (RCT). BACKGROUND: PCI

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Hourly rounding and patient falls: what factors boost success?

Goldsack J, Bergey M, Mascioli S, Cunningham J Nursing 2015 Feb;45(2):25-30 PMID: 25585219 Abstract BACKGROUND: Falls are a persistent problem in all healthcare settings, with rates in acute care hospitals ranging from 1.3 to 8.9 falls per 1,000 inpatient days, about 30% resulting in serious injury. METHODS: A 30-day prospective pilot study was conducted on

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