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UF Health research scientists make medicine better every day. They discover new ways to help people by running clinical trials. When you join a clinical trial, you can get advanced medical care. Sometimes years before it's available everywhere. You can also help make medicine better for everyone else. If you'd like to learn more about clinical trials, visit our clinical trials page. Or click one of the links below:
Hypertension is the single most prevalent risk factor for heart diseases, heart failure, kidney failure and stroke. About 1 in 3 adults in the United States have hypertension. Approximately 28-30% of hypertensive patients suffer from resistant…
- Investigator
- Carl J Pepine
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 18 Years - 80 Years
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- All
The purpose of this study is to examine small vessel disease (a condition in which the small arteries in the heart become narrowed). The investigators want to know how the small vessel disease contributes to pre-HFpEF (a condition with inadequate…
- Investigator
- Carl J Pepine
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 18 Years - N/A
- Sexes
- All
News and patient stories: Heart Disease
UF Diabetes Institute expands care across Florida with support from Google
August 13, 2026
UF Diabetes Institute Director Todd Brusko, Ph.D., speaks at Thursday's event announcing funding from Google.org to boost diabetes care in Florida. (University…
ARDS patients improve with experimental treatment
June 30, 2026
JUPITER, Fla. — Doctors have few options for patients who develop a life-threatening lung condition called acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS. A…
The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology
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