Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase in the liver: a new strategy for the management of metabolic hepatic disorders
Sagoe & Pallesen (2018) report that prevalence of AAS use is higher in Western cultural contexts, the Middle East and South America and lower in Africa and Asia (Sagoe & Pallesen, 2018, p9) and highlights the higher prevalence amongst particular sub-groups (males, athletes, injecting drug users, recreational athletes, and sexual and gender minority groups) and there is further evidence of rising prevalence in the Eastern Mediterranean (Hearne et al, 2020)
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however, the AGA advocates proceeding with endoscopy in asymptomatic patients, adhering to standard perioperative protocols without medication withholding and suggests implementing a liquid diet the day prior to endoscopy in lieu of stopping the medication. To quantify the rate of RGC encountered during EGD, researchers performed a single-center, retrospective analysis of 1,512 EGDs performed between January 2018 and October 2023 on patients taking GLP-1RAs (mean age, 60.9 years