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“A patient who has VCID as the major cause of their dementia alongside some suspicion of an alternate neurodegenerative cause may not benefit from [anti-AD] medications as much as one who only has signs of neurodegeneration and no VCID.” – Tanav Popli, MD

Lamotrigine was not associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac arrest compared with levetiracetam, including among those with underlying heart disease.

Thrombotic events occurred earlier with Andexxa than usual care (median of 3.5 days vs 16 days). Fifty-three percent of Andexxa-treated patients who experienced a thrombotic event had the event during the first 3 days.

Dr. Joseph Wu, the study’s lead author and director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute: “These two cytokines cause inflammation to the blood vessels. They could cause inflammation to the heart.”

LDL-C reductions were evident by week 4 and sustained through 52 weeks (−55.3% vs 8.7%).

“What’s unique about our study is that we used the transcriptomic approach to evaluate the effects of orange juice on the entire metabolic system, allowing us to see how multiple pathways are modulated simultaneously.”