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Although most patients with chronic kidney disease preferred making decisions on kidney failure treatments with their care teams, a study revealed shared decision-making occurred infrequently.

Published results showed obesity was a strong predictor of both the incidence and worsening of lumbar spine degeneration and low back pain.

For patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis, infection with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia led to worsening clinical outcomes, including increased in mortality, in a 21-year period.

An economic analysis indicates catheter ablation is cost-effective for patients with atrial fibrillation, especially for those who also have HF, according to new data from the CABANA trial.

Doctors at Duke University Hospital performed the first North American implantation of a next-generation total artificial heart. The 39-year-old patient is recovering well after the 8-hour procedure, doctors said.

Duke University and Carmat announced that doctors at Duke University Hospital performed the first North American implantation of a next-generation total artificial heart.

The ADAPTABLE trial, presented and published in May, was notable in two ways: It provided answers on aspirin dosage for patients needing secondary CVD prevention and it showed a large-scale pragmatic trial could work.

Patients from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups benefited significantly from catheter ablation compared with drug therapy for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, according to new data from the CABANA trial.

The American Heart Association announced it donated more than $11 million in research grants to four multidisciplinary teams researching disparities in cardio-oncology.

Fidaxomicin and vancomycin reduced shedding of Clostridioides difficile spores faster and were associated with lower rates of hospital contamination compared with metronidazole, according to study findings.