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- Evolution and results of aortic valve surgery, and a ‘disruptive’ technology
Percutaneous aortic valve insertion is already benefitting patients who would not be able to undergo open heart surgery for valve replacement. However, the technology is still so new that we do not yet know how to define who will benefit from it.
- A medical center is not a hospital (September 2008)
Comments on Dr. Thomas Lansdale’s provocative essay in the September 2008 issue.
- A Clinician and Clinical Trialist’s Perspective
Even though more people died in the intensive-treatment group than in the standard-treatment group, the results from this trial should not substantially alter our usual approach to glucose-lowering.
- A judgment call
A young man hospitalized because of a sickle cell crisis requires a central venous line. However, after the catheter is inserted, an initial chest radiograph reveals that the tip may not be in the right place. What should be done?