Search Tag: mortaility

Cardiology Management

Tavr-successful-at-centres-without-on-site-surgical-backup

2016 31 May

New data shows that rates of major complications and in-hospital mortality are similar when patients undergo TAVR at hospitals with or without on-site cardiac surgical backup. Close cooperation in the heart team is the key for a successful TAVI programme. Despite concerns that the TAVR indication would be applied too liberally, patients treated...Read more

Cardiology Management

Long-term-risks-for-young-women-who-survive-cardiovascular-event

2015 24 Nov

According to an article published in JAMA Internal Medicine , young women who survive a heart attack or stroke are still faced with long-term risks of death and illness.  Death rates from cardiovascular events may have declined but the burden of the disease still remains high among the survivors, especially those affected at a young age. However,...Read more