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Withdrawing heart failure meds, the best DOAC for octogenarians, and more.


 

This week, apixaban edges out other DOACs for octogenarians, methotrexate fails to cut cardiovascular events in a large trial, withdrawing heart failure medications after recovery leads to relapse, and showing patients their own atherosclerosis may reduce their cardiovascular event risk.

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