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Risk of gastrointestinal bleeding in Asian patients receiving oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

Alejandro Bimbo Diaz, Jeremy Chow, Fan Kee Hoo, Gary Lee Chin Keong, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Nannette Rey, Gregorio Rogelio, Radhika Mehta

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Meeting Report

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The Menarini Asia Pacific Advancing Patient care with EdoXaban (APEX) 2023 Expert Meeting convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and provided a forum for experts to explore the occurrence of gastrointestinal bleeding linked to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in Asian clinical practice for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. This report amalgamates insights from two segments of the meeting.

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A UK multicentre audit of the management of patients with primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia with bempedoic acid against published lipid-lowering treatment targets

Sudarshan Ramachandran, Amro Maarouf, Karen Mitchell, Tony Avades, Peter Smith, Lee Boulton, Jennifer Kelly, Nitasha Vekaria, Elizabeth Hughes

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Original Research

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This retrospective multicentre audit aimed to evaluate the achievement of lipid-lowering targets with bempedoic acid in UK patients based on recommendations in the Joint British Societies (JBS) guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

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Towards full recovery with lurasidone: effective doses in the treatment of agitation, affective, positive and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia, and dual psychosis

María Teresa Guarro Carreras, Luis Jiménez Suárez, Laura Lago García, Laura Montes Reula, Adrián Neyra del Rosario, Francisco Acoidan Rodríguez Batista, Miguel Velasco Santos, Juan L Prados-Ojeda, Marina Diaz-Marsà, Manuel Martín-Carrasco, Antonio Cardenas

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Case Series

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This review explores the effectiveness of high doses of lurasidone in managing all schizophrenia symptoms and its role in addressing post-psychotic depression in dual psychosis cases. Additionally, it delves into real-world insights on the clinical application of lurasidone.

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