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We sat down with Mark Sundrud, PhD, to discuss bile acids and T cells in cholestatic liver disease and the future of research regarding the interplay between intestinal and liver functions.

Findings from The Liver Meeting show the impact of acute alcoholic hepatitis on progression to severe disease and risk of death among younger populations.

Data presented at The Liver Meeting 2023 from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) showed similar assisted reproductive technology outcomes for patients with and without chronic liver disease.

ORBITA-2 trial: Percutaneous coronary intervention improved chest pain and quality of life vs. placebo in stable angina patients.

In the phase 2 ReVeRA trial, etripamil nasal spray provided a marked reduction in ventricular rates among patients with atrial fibrillation and rapid ventricular rates.

The MINT trial, which included 3504 patients with acute MI and anemia, shows a trend favoring liberal transfusion, indicating a potential for improved outcomes.

As more cases continue to disproportionately affect US women, an expert explains the biologic, sociocultural and clinical factors impacting the climb.

In this episode, hosts take a deep dive into the study’s results, including secondary endpoints, and what it means for the care of patients with overweight or obesity and preexisting cardiovascular disease in real-world settings.

Full data from the SELECT trial offer insight into the 20% relative risk reduction associated with use of semaglutide 2.4 mg in patients with overweight or obesity and preexisting cardiovascular disease at AHA 2023.

A trio of investigators discuss how research into bile acid interplay with the gut may lead to breakthroughs in treating conditions like NAFLD and NASH.

A trio of scientists discuss the inception of a daylong Liver Meeting symposium around a little-understood subject in hepatic disease.

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus exhibited comparable or higher incidence rates of infection in the placebo cohort compared with belimumab.

Presented at AAO 2023, Kendra Klein-Mascia, MD, discussed her team’s study, comparing faricimab with aflibercept. The study found 2 injections of faricimab gets rid of 75% of retina fluid by week 8, but for aflibercept, erasing the same amount of fluid takes 3 injections until week 12.

This new research presented at ACR Convergence 2023 led to several notable findings for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

At the end of year 2, 80% of patients on faricimab reached > q12 week dosing, and 63% achieved q16 dosing.

Marc Bonaca, MD, discusses an AHA 2023 study he led examining trends in discordance between LVEF and ICD-10 codes used in heart failure hospitalizations.

Paul Ridker, MD, MPH, discusses the evolving recognition of the role inflammation plays in driving cardiovascular risk among patients with atherosclerosis.

Phase 3 results from the GATHER2 trial show the treatment effect of avacincaptad pegol for geographic atrophy more than doubled over 2 years compared to year 1 of study.

Presented at AAO 2023, a study analyzed which race was associated more with having a glaucoma-associated diagnosis, as well as races’ knowledge, attitude, and beliefs about eye care.

Eligibility criteria prevents more Black individuals than White individuals from participating in clinical trials for diabetic macular edema.

Preliminary data from the SPARTAN study were presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023, demonstrating sparsentan’s impact on proteinuria and total body water over time.

Disparities in nephrology were at the forefront of multiple sessions, presentations, and conversations at ASN Kidney Week 2023.

Check out perspective from a pair of ASN Kidney Week 2023 interviews with leading trialists discussing the evolution of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome and how pharmacotherapy has propelled the growing recognition.

Results called attention to a greater risk of hospitalization among patients with CKD who exhibited depressive symptoms, regardless of treatment with dialysis.

Presented at AAO 2023, new data show dual Ang-2/VEGF-A inhibition with faricimab improved pigment epithelial detachment outcomes versus aflibercept.

Data presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023 highlighted the patient-reported difficulty of implementing physician-recommended lifestyle changes but noted significant impacts on physical health, mental health, and overall quality of life when done successfully.

In a pooled subcohort analysis of YOSEMITE and RHINE, faricimab showed comparable vision outcomes with fewer injections than aflibercept in DME eyes with baseline BCVA of ≤ 20/50.

At ASN Kidney Week 2023, we collected perspectives from 10 key opinion leaders in nephrology on what they see as the most significant news in their specialty from the past year.

Results presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023 highlighted the importance of eGFR and albuminuria measurements for identifying risk of major adverse kidney disease events.

Richard Johnson, MD, discusses the results of a study from ASN Kidney Week 2023 detailing the effects of urate-lowering therapy on blood pressure among patients with gout.