The backbone of cardiovascular research is the randomized clinical trial, which at great expense and effort seeks to enroll thousands of patients in the pursuit of an absolute reduction that is frequently around 1%. Is it really worth it? Is it time to find a new paradigm?

Click and Rub - Episode 7: What good is evidence-based medicine?

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theheart.org brings you a freewheeling and unconventional exchange on the latest cardiology news and events through the eyes of thought leaders Drs Eric Topol and Paul Teirstein from Scripps Translational Research Institute.

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Click and Rub - Episode 7: What good is evidence-based medicine?

Click and Rub - Episode 7: What good is evidence-based medicine?