Randomized Trial of the Effects of Insulin and Metformin on Myocardial Injury and Stress in Diabetes Mellitus: A Post Hoc Exploratory Analysis

BackgroundSubclinical myocardial injury, as measured by high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hsTnT), and myocardial stress, as measured by N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP), are related to glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and are strong predictors of ad...

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Main Authors: Pratyaksh K. Srivastava, Aruna D. Pradhan, Nancy R. Cook, Paul M Ridker, Brendan M. Everett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007268