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Implanted Closure Devices Implicated in Aortic Valve Regurgitation
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A significant minority of patients who have undergone transcutaneous closure of atrial septal defects or patent foramen ovale develop or experience worsened aortic valve regurgitation, researchers based in Germany report in the July issue of Heart. Reuters Health Information
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Surgical "Confusions" Rare but Serious in Ophthalmology
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Surgical errors involving ophthalmic procedures -- such as operating on the wrong site, the wrong patient or performing the wrong procedure -- although rare, may involve serious consequences for the patient and physician, and often could have been prevented with better systems and procedures. Reuters Health Information
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