New Concerns Raised About Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves

New, potentially important concerns have been raised about bioprosthetic aortic valves, both those  implanted during surgery and those during a catheter-based procedure (TAVR). Investigators from three separate groups reported on their troubling findings in a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article was accompanied by both an editorial and a perspective from the FDA….

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A Disruptive TASTE of the Future? Getting the Best of Randomized Trials AND Observational Studies

A new study  from Scandanavia may influence the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. But it also may end up having a much bigger impact on the entire field of medicine by pointing the way to an entirely new way of performing randomized clinical trials rapidly and inexpensively. One expert said the trial design may represent…

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