DCRI Study Explores Potential Cardiometabolic Risks Associated with Prostate Cancer Treatment
The study is the first cardiovascular outcomes trial to compare two different types of cancer treatment.
Oral Anticoagulation May Be Harmful to Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
A DCRI-led study found that using oral anticoagulants, predominantly warfarin, led to increased risk of bleeding and intracranial hemorrhage for patients with atrial fibrillation and end-stage renal disease.
Contributors to Inaccurate Heart Rate Measurements in Wearable Devices
A study led by DCRI and Duke researchers was the first to comprehensively explore skin tone as a potential factor affecting accuracy of heart rate measurements from wearable devices.
Duke Clinical Research Institute to Expedite Study of COVID-19 Prevention in Healthcare Workers
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has funded up to $50 million to evaluate hydroxychloroquine as a preventive drug for the novel coronavirus.
DCRI Study Examines Risk of Patients with Advanced Heart Failure Who Receive Defibrillators
When compared to patients with non-advanced heart failure, patients with advanced heart failure had a more than three-fold higher risk of dying within a year after receiving a defibrillator.
ACC 2020: ACC Renames Award for DCRI’s Pamela Douglas
The award honors Douglas’ work in diversity and inclusion in the field of cardiology.
ACC 2020: New Risk Metric for TAVR Outcomes Reveals Differences in Site Performance
A novel composite risk model showed that 11 percent of sites had worse-than-expected performance, with patients experiencing higher rates of stroke, major bleeding, kidney injury, and paravalvular leak in the 30 days after undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
ACC 2020: VOYAGER PAD Results Add Valuable Knowledge to Field of Peripheral Artery Disease
The DCRI’s Manesh Patel, MD, who was a member of the steering committee for this late-breaking clinical trial, has been working for years to determine the best treatment strategies for patients with peripheral artery disease.
Updated Meta-Analysis Confirms that Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing PCI Should Avoid Triple Antithrombotic Therapy with Warfarin
DCRI faculty contributed to a recently published an updated meta-analysis that analyzed data from five clinical trials to compare four treatment options for patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
‘Science’ Paper Makes Recommendations for NIH to Lead in Data Sharing
Representatives of the DCRI and Duke Forge contributed to a paper that recommended the NIH strengthen its data sharing requirements, beginning by requiring sharing of clinical trial data.