GLP-1 receptor agonists and delayed gastric emptying: implications for invasive cardiac interventions and surgery.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a hormone involved in glucose homeostasis and satiety regulation. The review highlights the importance of understanding the interplay between GLP-1 and gastric motility. This paper explores the intricate connection between GLP-1 and delayed gastric emptying, specifically gastroparesis, and its implications in the context of pulmonary aspiration during anesthesia along with the potential effects of GLP-1 medications on absorption of other medications.

Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Rheumatic Heart Disease-Associated Atrial Fibrillation Post-Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement.

Background: The efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in preventing ischemic and thromboembolic events may be suboptimal in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis. However, their safety and effectiveness after mitral valve replacement (MVR) using bioprosthetic valves is unclear.

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of DOACs vs warfarin among patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD)-associated AF after bioprosthetic MVR.

Circulating miRNAs as Biomarkers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis Associated with Severe Obesity before and after Bariatric Surgery.

Introduction: Severe obesity results in high cardiovascular risk (CVR), increasing morbidity, and mortality. New and improved methods are needed to detect cardiovascular diseases rapidly in severe obesity. microRNAs (miRNAs) has shown promise as diagnostic tools.

Scarcity affects cognitive biases: The case of the illusion of causality.

Previous research indicates that economic scarcity affects people's judgments, decisions, and cognition in a variety of contexts, and with various consequences. We hypothesized that scarcity could sometimes reduce cognitive biases. Specifically, it could reduce the causal illusion, a cognitive bias that is at the heart of superstitions and irrational thoughts, and consists of believing that two events are causally connected when they are not.