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CME Course: Caring for Young Adults With Heart Disease
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (287+ words) A new CME opportunity in Chicago, May 15-16 Image content: This image is available to view online. Young adult having heart exam Young adults with congenital or inherited heart disease are often overlooked in traditional medical training. These patients need specialized…...
Advanced Neuroimaging and Clinical Perseverance Make Sense of a 68-Year-Old’s Progressive Symptoms
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (718+ words) A case study in pairing imaging acumen with subspecialty expertise to yield answers and symptom relief MRI of the brain against black background "The patient was very accomplished in the computer field, and he was having trouble understanding technical details…...
Breech Positioning Is the Only Intrauterine Constraint Factor Linked to Torticollis Severity
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (590+ words) Infants with > 30" of cervical tightness were also more likely to be younger at evaluation Image content: This image is available to view online. Baby with torticollis lies on tummy Breech positioning at birth is the only intrauterine constraint factor that…...
Leading the OR: How RNFAs Drive Surgical Safety and Team Performance
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (689+ words) Image content: This image is available to view online. In today's complex surgical environment, effective communication and cohesive teamwork remain the strongest safeguards against medical errors and poor patient outcomes. As perioperative care becomes increasingly sophisticated, the role of the…...
Cardiac Revascularization: What’s Been Learned Over 40 Years of IMA-to-LAD Grafting?
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (565+ words) After four decades, refinements to the gold standard of bypass continue as new insights emerge Image content: This image is available to view online. illustration of heart showing arterial grafts Forty years after the landmark New England Journal of Medicine…...
Progress in Treating Ventricular Septal Rupture After Myocardial Infarction (Podcast)
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (357+ words) Why definitive surgical closure is the gold standard, and new ways to make it possible Podcast content: This podcast is available to listen to online. When reperfusion after myocardial infarction (MI) occurs too late or is not wholly successful, the underlying…...
Keeping a Pulse: Leader Rounding Fosters Connections and Enhances Care
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1026+ words) Frontline listening and engagement are crucial Image content: This image is available to view online. During leader rounding at Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus, caregivers on one unit recently raised concerns about delays in bed alarms. Flagged as a potential safety…...
Microvascular Decompression in Octogenarians: Rethinking Age Limits in Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (674+ words) Evidence supports safety and efficacy of surgery in patients aged 80 years and older Image content: This image is available to view online. Trigeminal neuralgia is a debilitating neuropathic condition characterized by sudden, severe, paroxysmal facial pain affecting one or more…...
Changes in Anxiety Following Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (702+ words) One in four experience reduced anxiety Image content: This image is available to view online. Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) experience disproportionately high rates of anxiety, a comorbidity increasingly recognized as intrinsic to the disease process. A systematic review…...
Integrating Navigation, Imaging and Robotics in Modern Spine Surgery
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (859+ words) Cleveland Clinic in Florida is home to region's highest volume robotic spine surgery program Image content: This image is available to view online. Each year, over a million spine surgeries are performed in the United States. In an era defined…...