Optimized medical therapy may be enough in patients with carotid artery stenosis who have a low to intermediate stroke risk, after the ESCT-2 trial showed no benefit from adding revascularization.
In a 2023 ranking of the nation’s 50 top cardiovascular hospitals, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center was rated as the third best among community hospitals in the United States.
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are 26% more likely to die after elective surgery and to incur increased healthcare costs, compared with peers without the condition, researchers say.