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Congenital Heart-Adult
PFOs raise stroke risk from devices

LOS ANGELES – Patients with a patent foramen ovale and an implanted defibrillator or pacemaker may be good candidates for targeted closure, based on a review of more than 6,000 patients. During an average follow-up of nearly 5 years, patients with a PFO who received an implantable cardioverter... »


Good Late Outcomes Seen After CABG Plus Adult CHD Repair

SAN DIEGO - More and more patients with congenital heart disease are surviving into adulthood, resulting in a growing number of operations performed to repair adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). Many of these patients also have atherosclerotic coronary artery disease that may need to be... »


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May 26 - 29
Birmingham,
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS): 21st European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery
Jun 12 - 15
Chicago, IL
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO): Annual Conference
Jun 12 - 15
Prague,
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS)
Jun 26 - 29
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Western Thoracic Surgical Association (WTSA): Annual Meeting
Jun 27 - 29
Frankfurt,
Congenital and Structural Interventions (CSI 2013)

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