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Backcountry Patagonia Winter Sale: Up to 40% Off Jackets and Fleece

Courtesy of Retailer Our product picks are editor-tested, expert-approved. We may earn a commission through links on our site. Why Trust Us? IF YOU ARE looking to find Patagonia on sale, you need to add Backcountry to your list of places to shop. Unlike shopping at Patagonia’s Web Specials sale section, the Patagonia deals you …

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What’s the Best Antithrombotic Therapy Post TMVR?

TOPLINE: Patients undergoing transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) who receive direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have fewer bleeding and thrombotic events and shorter hospital stays than those taking vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), a new observational study showed. METHODOLOGY: The study included 156 relatively frail and comorbid patients, mean age 65 years and 66% women, who underwent …

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A1c Helps Stratify Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Teens

A1c level strongly predicts the risk of developing type 2 diabetes among adolescents with overweight or obesity, new data suggested. In a large California healthcare database over a 10-year period, the incidence of type 2 diabetes was relatively low overall among adolescents with overweight and obesity. However, the risk increased with baseline A1c levels above …

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Continued Caution Needed Combining Nitrates With ED Drugs

New research supports continued caution in prescribing a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (PDE5i) to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) in men with heart disease using nitrate medications. In a large Swedish population study of men with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), the combined use of a PDE5i and nitrates was associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular (CV) …

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