The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Task Force on
Practice Guidelines was formed to gather information and make recommendations about …

This is a prospective study of 500 consecutive patients having coronary artery bypass surgery;
mean hospital charge from time of surgery to discharge was $11,900 ± 12,700. Multiple …

The vision of a seamless care environment, namely the ability to deliver continuity of care in
all patient contexts across the spectrum of caregivers and their respective environments …

Background Resident autonomy is essential to the development of a surgical resident. This
study aims to analyze gender differences in meaningful autonomy (MA) given to general …

This report presents data describing a large cohort of closed cardiovascular medical
professional liability (MPL) claims. The Physician Insurers Association of America established a …

Objective Characterize the concordance among faculty and resident perceptions of surgical
case complexity, resident technical performance, and autonomy in a diverse sample of …

Cardiac conduction abnormalities are frequent in myotonic dystrophy and can result in
complete heart block. In a study of 26 patients with myotonic dystrophy, first degree heart block …

Few issues elicit more emotion from physicians than medical malpractice. The very word “malpractice”
implies guilt and immediately places the involved physician on the defensive. …

Background: Robotic inguinal hernia repair is the latest iteration of minimally invasive
herniorrhaphy. Previous studies have shown expedited learning curves compared to traditional …

Thin melanoma is the most common form of melanoma in the United States. The National
Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has guidelines for sentinel lymph node biopsy (…