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Access to transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation did not impact annualized surgical mitral valve repair volume, though data suggest access led to improvements in surgery outcomes and 5-year mortality rates.

A new blood test may offer a more accurate way to track and predict the progression of knee osteoarthritis than current approaches, according to a press release from Duke Health.

Risk scores and machine learning algorithms were less accurate at predicting stroke for Black adults than for white adults, researchers reported in JAMA.

A long course of chemoradiation therapy appeared associated with higher organ preservation rates vs. a short course among a cohort of patients with rectal cancer, according to a study presented at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Among adults with overweight or obesity, weight loss of 10%, with or without physical activity, improved biomarkers of insulin resistance and cardiometabolic health, according to results of a secondary analysis of the Heart Health Study.

Effectiveness of diagnostic evaluation strategies for stable CAD performed in outpatient settings.

Efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type A injections into epicardial fat pads to prevent postoperative AF.

Empagliflozin on top of guideline recommended therapy improved CV and renal outcomes in HF with reduced ejection fraction, regardless of whether the cause of HF was ischemic or not, a study found.

PHILADELPHIA — Non-Hispanic white patients are overrepresented while Black and Hispanic patients are underrepresented in pivotal psoriatic arthritic clinical trials, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022.

For a growing number of Americans, 12 weeks of paid leave from work after the birth of a child, or to care for an ailing family member, is a standard benefit.