Critical Care


Expanding Use of Quicker TAVI Procedure for AS Could Clear Heart Surgery Backlog
New research suggests that converting a proportion of procedures for the treatment of aortic stenosis (AS) from surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) would help clear the heart surgery backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. More...20 Jun 2022



Simple Blood Test Assesses Prognosis of Advanced Liver Fibrosis in NASH Patients
A non-invasive blood test that measures three direct markers of fibrosis provides a direct quantitative measure for the assessment of disease progression in patients with advanced fibrosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). More...17 Jun 2022


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