98 Although located in the sinoatrial node, GLP-1 RAs influence the cardiovascular system through several other mechanisms, including the use of myocardial glucose, improvement of left ventricular function, myocardial ischaemic protection, increased heart rate, vasodilation, anti-atherosclerotic effects, and blood pressure reduction
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Each comes with potential side effects
Lixisenatide: Gastrointestinal: acute pancreatitis, hemorrhagic and necrotizing pancreatitis, ileus, intestinal obstruction, severe constipation including fecal impaction Hepatobiliary: cholecystitis, cholelithiasis requiring cholecystectomy Neurologic: dysgeusia, dysesthesia Pulmonary: pulmonary aspiration has occurred in patients receiving GLP-1 receptor agonists under-going elective surgeries or procedures requiring general anesthesia or deep sedation
About 140 mg/d of ascorbic acid will saturate the total body pool of vitamin C [7]
it must involve nurturing the internal environment of the gut