Higher baseline BMI in the GLP-1RA cohort would attenuate rather than amplify the observed treatment effect, as greater adiposity confers higher basal cardiovascular risk
Contraindications: Atropine generally is contraindicated in patients with , pyloric stenosis or prostatic hypertrophy, except in doses ordinarily used for preanesthetic medication
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As we get older, our body's ability to make this important substance slowly decreases
Based on this finding, two incretin-based medications were developed: (1) DPP-4 inhibitors that increase the concentration of GLP-1 by inhibiting it [22], and (2) GLP-1RAs, which act directly on the GLP-1 receptor [23]
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