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Australian Research Study Looking at a Potential New Medication for Inflammation, in People with Heart Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease

Trialfacts

Researchers working with Novo Nordisk are conducting a research study with an investigational new medication, for people with inflammation, heart and chronic kidney disease. Are you interested in potentially joining this research study? Participants will be helping to advance medical research. Research Site 1: St.

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Nearly one in five patients with heart disease use mental health drugs

Scienmag

Sophia Antipolis, 11 January 2022: Antidepressants and other psychiatric medications are associated with an almost doubled risk of premature death in patients with heart conditions, according to research published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1

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Bisexual women face increased risk of heart disease, says study

Medical Xpress

Bisexual women were half as likely as their heterosexual peers to have high scores on a scale measuring cardiovascular health, new research from Columbia University School of Nursing shows.

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Grand Rounds September 16, 2022: Using Nationwide Registries to Conduct Pragmatic Randomized Trials: The DANFLU Program (Tor Biering-Sørensen, MD, PhD, MPH)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Professor in Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials. Head of Center for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials. Head of Cardiovascular Non-Invasive Imaging Research Laboratory. Department of Cardiology. Department of Biomedical Sciences. Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

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Managing suicide risk in research study participants

Scienmag

What should researchers do if they encounter a study participant who reports suicidal thoughts? Suicide is […].

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Monitoring devices and apps aid cardiac rehabilitation

Medical Xpress

Using activity-monitoring devices and mobile applications helps improve the physical activity and health outcomes of patients undertaking cardiac rehabilitation programs, according to new research from Flinders University's College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

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Grand Rounds February 9, 2024: Pragmatic Recruitment of Underrepresented Groups – Experience From the Diuretic Comparison Project (Cynthia Hau, MPH)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

DCP developed a patient tracking tool that nurses could use to make sure patients got through each step. There was a lot of work that went into startup, making sure incentives were aligned across the VA system, meetings with primary care, cardiology, the VA ethics office, and ultimately with the central IRB.