A cardiologic approach to non-insulin antidiabetic pharmacotherapy in patients with heart disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Classical non-insulin antihyperglycemic drugs currently approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) comprise five groups: biguanides, sulfonylureas, meglitinides, glitazones and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. Novel compounds are represented by th...

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Main Authors: Fisman Enrique Z, Tenenbaum Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/8/1/38