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IVF transfer day does not impact overall success rates, study reveals

In IVF treatment, embryos are traditionally transferred in the uterus three days after fertilization. Due to improvements in laboratory techniques, this is now also possible after five days.

17 Sep 2024

Postsurgical treatment with pembrolizumab doubles cancer-free time for bladder cancer patients

Results from a large clinical trial show that treatment with an immunotherapy drug may nearly double the length of time people with high-risk, muscle-invasive bladder cancer are cancer-free following surgical removal of the bladder.

17 Sep 2024

$Hypofractionation proven safer and more convenient for breast cancer treatment$

Hypofractionation proven safer and more convenient for breast cancer treatment

Giving higher doses per fraction of radiation therapy over a shorter time after breast cancer surgery significantly reduces the risk of side effects and improves quality of life compared with a conventional schedule, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

13 Sep 2024

Long radiotherapy course shows better organ preservation in rectal cancer

The COVID-19 pandemic has enabled researchers to show that a long course of radiotherapy given before surgery may be a better treatment for avoiding surgery, preserving the rectum and anus, and preventing regrowth of the primary tumor than a short course of radiotherapy for patients with rectal cancer – a type of bowel cancer.

11 Sep 2024

Pre-surgery chemotherapy shows promise for preserving vital organs in nasal and sinus cancer

Results from a clinical trial by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) show a striking improvement for patients who received chemotherapy before surgery to remove advanced squamous cell-type cancer of the nose or sinus.

11 Sep 2024

Innovative robotic lung transplant performed at NYU Langone Health

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first fully robotic lung transplant in the nation. The procedure marks a new milestone in surgical innovation and patient care, making NYU Langone only the third program in the world to use a robotic system in a lung transplant surgery.

10 Sep 2024

Immunotherapy before and after surgery benefits NSCLC patients

People with operable non-small cell lung cancers may fare better over the next few years by receiving immunotherapy treatments before and after surgery instead of only before surgery, according to a new analysis by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators.

9 Sep 2024

NIH awards multi-million grant for groundbreaking organ transplantation research

Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation have been awarded a multi-million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance research in organ transplantation and antibody-mediated rejection.

6 Sep 2024

Weight-loss surgery offers better control of high blood pressure compared to medications

People with obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery were more likely to control their high blood pressure over a 1-to-5 year follow-period compared to those who managed their high blood pressure with medications and lifestyle management, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2024.

5 Sep 2024

Evaluating underwater endoscopic mucosal resection for gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignancies arising from the neuroendocrine cell system.

4 Sep 2024

Study finds no added benefit of extensive ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation

In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), standard treatment with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) ablation resulted in similar outcomes to more extensive ablation in other areas of the heart.

2 Sep 2024

Fasting before cardiac catheterization not necessary, study finds

There was no difference in complications in patients who fasted or did not fast before cardiac catheterization procedures requiring conscious sedation, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

2 Sep 2024

Cryoballoon ablation as effective as radiofrequency for atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients

Cryoballoon (CB) ablation is as effective at reducing recurrences of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial tachycardia (AT) at 1-year, when compared to the current most widely used technique, radiofrequency (RF) ablation, in heart failure patients with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line Session at this year's ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 Aug - 2 Sept).

2 Sep 2024

Catheter ablation proven effective for atrial fibrillation in new study

A catheter ablation procedure widely used to treat the most common heart rhythm disorder significantly reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and results in clinically important improvements in symptoms and quality of life compared with a sham (placebo) procedure, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line Session at this year's ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 Aug - 2 Sept).

2 Sep 2024

RESHAPE-HF2 trial shows M-TEER as effective treatment for functional mitral regurgitation

Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) reduced cardiovascular death and heart failure (HF)-related hospitalizations with improved health status in patients with HF and moderate to severe functional mitral regurgitation (FMR), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

MATTERHORN trial finds TEER non-inferior to surgery for secondary mitral regurgitation

There was no difference in efficacy between transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) and surgery in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (MR), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

No-touch graft harvesting shows no advantage over conventional technique in CABG

No-touch graft harvesting did not appear to be beneficial compared with the conventional technique for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

T-TEER shows promising outcomes in severe tricuspid regurgitation patients after one year

Tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) significantly reduced the severity of secondary tricuspid regurgitation and improved quality of life after 1 year, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

Research suggests flexible approach to antiplatelet management after drug-eluting stent implantation

Among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery more than 1 year after coronary drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, there was no difference with respect to ischaemic outcomes or major bleeding between perioperative aspirin monotherapy and receiving no antiplatelet therapy, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

TAVI outperforms surgery in reducing complications for women with severe aortic stenosis

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was superior to surgical aortic valve replacement for reducing death, stroke or rehospitalization in women with severe aortic stenosis, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

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IVF transfer day does not impact overall success rates, study reveals

Postsurgical treatment with pembrolizumab doubles cancer-free time for bladder cancer patients

Hypofractionation proven safer and more convenient for breast cancer treatment

Long radiotherapy course shows better organ preservation in rectal cancer

Pre-surgery chemotherapy shows promise for preserving vital organs in nasal and sinus cancer

Innovative robotic lung transplant performed at NYU Langone Health

Immunotherapy before and after surgery benefits NSCLC patients

NIH awards multi-million grant for groundbreaking organ transplantation research

Weight-loss surgery offers better control of high blood pressure compared to medications

Evaluating underwater endoscopic mucosal resection for gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors

Study finds no added benefit of extensive ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation

Fasting before cardiac catheterization not necessary, study finds

Cryoballoon ablation as effective as radiofrequency for atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients

Catheter ablation proven effective for atrial fibrillation in new study

RESHAPE-HF2 trial shows M-TEER as effective treatment for functional mitral regurgitation

MATTERHORN trial finds TEER non-inferior to surgery for secondary mitral regurgitation

No-touch graft harvesting shows no advantage over conventional technique in CABG

T-TEER shows promising outcomes in severe tricuspid regurgitation patients after one year

Research suggests flexible approach to antiplatelet management after drug-eluting stent implantation

TAVI outperforms surgery in reducing complications for women with severe aortic stenosis

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