Infective endocarditis (IE) over the long term is much more common in patients who have undergone mitral valve (MV) replacement surgery than in those treated with MV repair or who have a moderate risk ...

If the novel factor XI inhibitor abelacimab reaches the market for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who require anticoagulation, it may not be necessary to interrupt treatment ahead of invasive ...

Frailty before emergency surgery isn’t the only factor linked to adverse outcomes. In fact, the risk of the procedure itself has even more negative implications for older adults, according to a study ...

The VA National Center for Patient Safety has developed a free, downloadable pre-procedure evaluation template for procedures that require moderate sedation. The template identifies key features of ...