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In patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), elevated total cholesterol levels are associated with dysregulation of lipid metabolism and may lead to poor clinical outcomes, as shown in a study.

A 6-month-long lifestyle walking intervention improves daily steps by about 25 percent in patients with heart failure (HF), although this improvement fails to translate to better functional capacity, according to the results of the WATCHFUL* trial.

Among hospitalized patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), an elevated international normalized ratio (INR) upon admission may spell an increased risk for in-hospital death or mortality during the first year following hospitalization, suggests a study.

Older patients who are taking oral anticoagulants (OAC) for atrial fibrillation (AF) benefit from a reduced risk of stroke and all-cause mortality, reports a study. Moreover, nonvitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOAC) exhibit superiority over vitamin K agonists (VKA), with less mortality and major bleeding among its users.