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While current guidelines recommend using direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) over warfarin in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), there is a lack of head-to-head trial data to guide the choice of DOAC. Esteemed expert Dr Teo Wee Siong, Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist from Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore, reviewed the latest data on the comparative effectiveness and safety of DOACs in AF, provided valuable insights on considerations for the selection of DOACs, and shared his clinical experience with apixaban (Eliquis, Pfizer).

Supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids helps reduce triglyceride levels in postmenopausal women, according to a study. This supplement also leads to a modest increase in high- (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).

Lower cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) appears to contribute to a higher mean blood pressure (BP) from the short- to midterm range and to BP variability, albeit not consistently, results of the Maastricht study have shown.

Use of FRSW 107, a novel homodimer recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) Fc fusion protein, for prophylaxis and treatment of bleeding episodes is both safe and effective among previously treated adolescent and adult patients with haemophilia A (HA), reports a China study presented at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) appears to be as reliable as computed tomography-guided transthoracic biopsy (CTTB) in sampling pulmonary nodules with similar or reduced complications, a study has shown.

The mortality rate following an incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is highest in the first 3 years post-event, gradually reducing over time, according to a study from Singapore.