The risk of heart failure associated with the use of noninsulin blood glucose-lowering drugs: Systematic review and meta-analysis of published observational studies

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Varas Lorenzo, Cristina ^a   Margulis, Andrea V ^a   Pladevall, Manel ^a   Riera Guardia, Nuria ^a   Calingaert, Brian ^a   Hazell, Lorna ^b   Romio, Silvana ^c,d   Perez Gutthann, Susana ^a  

^a RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

^b DRUG SAFETY RESEARCH UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood glucose lowering drugs; Cardiovascular safety; Heart failure risk; Meta analysis; Observational studies; Pharmacoepidemiology; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CHLORPROPAMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLIPIZIDE; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; ROSIGLITAZONE; TOLBUTAMIDE; 2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SAFETY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG EFFECTS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; RISK; STATISTICAL BIAS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES;

EID: 84928803853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-14-129     Document Type: Article

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