Association Between Stroke Risk and Metformin Use in Hemodialysis Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: A Nested Case–Control Study

Association Between Stroke Risk and Metformin Use in Hemodialysis Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: A Nested Case–Control Study

BackgroundMetformin use reduces the incidence and severity of stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The benefits of metformin for stroke have not been examined in hemodialysis patients with DM. Methods and ResultsUsing the National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 1...

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Main Authors: Li‐Nien Chien, Chu‐Lin Chou, His‐Hsien Chen, Chih‐Chin Kao, Yen‐Chung Lin, Yueh‐Lin Wu, Jin‐Shuen Chen, Li‐Ying Chen, Te‐Chao Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
diabetes mellitus (kidney)
diabetes mellitus
diabetic therapy/glitazones
hemodialysis
metformin
stroke
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007611

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