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Evidence supports that implantable cardioverter defibrillators still provide life-saving benefits, but more research is needed to improve the selection of patients for this treatment. Although it is incorrect to discount the potential benefit of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, it is also critical to improve selection criteria for patients who would derive the most benefit, writes the DCRI’s Sana Al-Khatib, MD, in two recent pieces on the topic.

A study led by a DCRI faculty member provides additional clarification on which patients may benefit the most from additional lipid-lowering therapies, if their cholesterol levels remain elevated despite optimal statin therapy.

Recent findings suggest that elevations in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels may not confer additional risk in populations 75 or older.

Responsum Health, a company that creates patient platforms for chronic diseases, will create a patient-centered information portal and community hub that will synchronize with the DCRI’s COMPARE-UF

New findings from the DCRI suggest that how military service members interpret their pain may be able to predict pain-related costs and total medical costs.

The pilot project and study, called the Learning Registry, will use electronic health records from the Cerner Learning Health Network to evaluate the use and potential impact of proven therapies fo

In a recent Perspective piece, the DCRI’s Frank Rockhold, PhD, outlines why data sharing is so important to the future of clinical research and shares suggestions for making the process more efficient.

Over 100 researchers, clinicians, community members, and patients came together to spotlight obesity-related research during the Transforming Obesity Research at Duke Symposium, which was co-hosted

Sharing data across clinical trials and cohort studies is key to continuous knowledge generation and healthcare innovation, according to a recent discussion paper from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) that features contributions from the DCRI’s Eric Peterson, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, and Robert Califf, MD, MACC.