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Prem N. Ramkumar, MD, MBA, of the Orthopaedic Machine Learning Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues want orthopedic surgeons to understand artificial intelligence (AI) better but critically assess AI-related reporting in the medical literature.
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Magnetic sphincter augmentation using the LINX® Reflux Management System is an alternative to acid suppression therapy with proton pump inhibitors or traditional surgical treatment. Gastrointestinal and bariatric surgeons Thomas C. Tsai, MD, MPH, and David Spector, MD, discuss bringing this procedure to the Brigham.
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Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have created Cardiac Rejection Assessment Neural Estimator (CRANE), a form of artificial intelligence for automated screening of endomyocardial biopsy results. They describe its performance and its potential to serve as an assistive diagnostic tool.
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Researchers conducted the first rigorous, large-scale trial of long-term cocoa flavanol supplementation to prevent CVD and cancer. They found that cocoa extract supplementation led to a small but nonsignificant reduction in total cardiovascular events among older adults but significantly reduced CVD death by 27%.
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Three cardiologists from the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Brigham’s Heart & Vascular Center—Brian A. Bergmark, MD, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, and Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH—presented a total of four late-breaking clinical trials at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session in April.
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Brigham researchers are closer to being able to predict a patient’s response to multiple prostate cancer therapies at once, with an implantable and retrievable device about the size of a grain of rice. Oliver Jonas, PhD, the inventor of the device, discusses its development and path to regulatory approval.
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While the first tendoscopy procedure was reported in 1995, the minimally invasive but technically challenging approach to addressing various foot and ankle pathologies is not yet commonplace. However, Brigham surgeons including Elizabeth Martin, MD, ScM, are adopting the technique for its patient-centered benefits.
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Christopher P. Chiodo, MD, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues surveyed foot and ankle surgeons to evaluate the reliability of current classification systems for fifth metatarsal base fractures. They recommend limiting classification to two types.
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Scientists and clinicians are starting to recognize links between traumatic brain injury and comorbidities such as cardiometabolic disease. Brigham associate neurologist Saef Izzy, MD, MBChB, discusses what he has observed in studying these links as well as possible implications for clinical care.
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David J. Cote, MD, PhD, and Meir J. Stampfer, MD, DrPH, of the Channing Division of Network Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues have conducted the first prospective study of associations between pituitary adenoma and the use of oral contraceptives or menopausal hormone therapy.
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