Effect of metformin monotherapy on cardiovascular diseases and mortality: A retrospective cohort study on Chinese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Fung, Colman Siu Cheung ^a   Wan, Eric Yuk Fai ^a   Wong, Carlos King Ho ^a   Jiao, Fangfang ^a   Chan, Anca Ka Chun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes care; Diabetes mellitus; Metformin; Mortality

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOTHERAPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HONG KONG; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84943528198     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12933-015-0304-2     Document Type: Article

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