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Patients with HF and moderate to severe mitral regurgitation who underwent transcatheter mitral valve repair had a greater reduction of mitral regurgitation at 30 days compared with guideline-directed medical therapy, according to an analysis of the COAPT trial presented at EuroPCR.

CHICAGO — The Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO presented ASCO Annual Meeting Merit Awards to more than 100 oncology professionals.

Researchers have launched a research consortium that they hope will identify efficient methods to incorporate patient-reported outcomes into clinical trials of experimental cancer treatments.

The upcoming American College of Cardiology Scientific Session will span important topics in the field of cardiology, featuring presentations on atrial fibrillation, updates in HF and even physician burnout, according to a web briefing held by the ACC.

A comparison study, published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, found the most effective and best tolerated bowel preparations, which researchers hope will help provide some guidance on which one of the many commercially available options to use.

LAS VEGAS — Malnutrition in patients with inflammatory bowel disease poses risks for disease progression and surgical complications, but careful screening and proactive nutrition management can help, according to an expert presenting at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress 2019.

Silvia Formenti, MD, and Heather McArthur, MD, MPH, received the 2019 Laura Ziskin Prize in Translational Research.

PHILADELPHIA – Gemelli Biotech, in cooperation with the Medically Associated Science and Technology Program at Cedars-Sinai, announced the availability of ibs-smart, a blood test for the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome, at the close of the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Imagine being a physician specialized in a certain area and hearing that something being taught in a board review course for recertification could be classified as outdated or antiquated.

Researchers showed interest in the assessment of physical activity through step counters as early as the 1960s, but the practice was not accepted as scientific research until the 1990s. Wearable technology has come a long way since then and so has the overall interest in using these devices as research tools. Today, however, there are lingering questions regarding which information collected from such devices is most relevant and what should be done with it.