Deferred PCI Safe for TAVI Patients With Coronary Disease

Deferred PCI Safe for TAVI Patients With Coronary Disease

NEW ORLEANS — For coronary artery disease patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), waiting to see if percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was also needed led to similar outcomes as doing both TAVI and PCI upfront, the randomized PRO-TAVI trial showed. Among nearly 500 patients, 24% of those who underwent PCI only if clinically indicated…

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Toddler Has Menstrual Cycle at 17 Months

Toddler Has Menstrual Cycle at 17 Months

A 17-month-old girl experienced vaginal bleeding each month for 3 months before a clinical team uncovered an unusual diagnosis. The patient was diagnosed with isolated premature menarche, “a rare and benign condition characterized by vaginal bleeding without other signs of pubertal activation” in girls younger than 8 years — a diagnosis of exclusion, wrote Dewi…

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