Healio

Distal artery access PCI safe vs. proximal access at 1 year; no impact on hand function

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Distal radial access — behind the thumb — PCI did not affect hand function at 1 year vs. traditional proximal ...
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Registry Finds No Stark Differences Between Proximal, Distal Embolic Protection in CAS

Fewer than 1 in 15 US patients undergoing elective CAS are treated using proximal rather than distal embolic protection, according to a registry study published in the April 2015 issue of JACC: ...
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Proximal and distal colon tumors as distinct biologic entities with different prognoses.

Subgroup analyses results of the PETACC8 phase III trial comparing adjuvant FOLFOX4 with or without cetuximab (CTX) in resected stage III colon cancer (CC). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...
BMJ

Second metatarsal stress fracture in sport: comparative risk factors between proximal and non-proximal locations

1 Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA 2 Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Correspondence to: Professor ...
Medscape

Targeting the Proximal Nerve: Faster Implant for Sleep Apnea

A new method of stimulating the hypoglossal nerve can improve outcomes for patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to a recent randomized control trial published in Annals of Internal ...
Healio

Distal artery access PCI safe; no greater risk to hand function vs. proximal access

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . "Distal radial artery access is a safe strategy for access for cardiac catheterization with a low complication ...