Annals of internal medicine
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In ILD, a step-up diagnostic strategy vs. immediate surgical biopsy reduced need for unexpected chest tube drainage.
Kalverda KA, Ninaber MK, Wijmans L, et al. Transbronchial cryobiopsy followed by as-needed surgical lung biopsy versus immediate surgical lung biopsy for diagnosing interstitial lung disease (the COLD study): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2024;12:513-522. 38640934.
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In ASCVD, an inclisiran-first strategy reduced LDL-C levels and statin discontinuation at 330 d.
Koren MJ, Rodriguez F, East C, et al. An "inclisiran first" strategy vs usual care in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024;83:1939-1952. 38593947.
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Reports of reduced desire to smoke in patients treated with semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity, have raised interest about its potential benefit for tobacco use disorders (TUDs). ⋯ National Institutes of Health.