Comparative Safety of Sulfonylurea and Metformin Monotherapy on the Risk of Heart Failure: A Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Medications that impact insulin sensitivity or cause weight gain may increase heart failure risk. Our aim was to compare heart failure and cardiovascular death outcomes among patients initiating sulfonylureas for diabetes mellitus treatment versus metformin. METHODS AND RESULTS: National...

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Published in:J Am Heart Assoc
Main Authors: Roumie, Christianne L., Min, Jea Young, D'Agostino McGowan, Lucy, Presley, Caroline, Grijalva, Carlos G., Hackstadt, Amber J., Hung, Adriana M., Greevy, Robert A., Elasy, Tom, Griffin, Marie R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533028/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28424149
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.005379
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