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

BACKGROUND: Metformin 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 RESULTS: Using the National Health Insurance Research Database, we identifi...

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Autores principales: Chien, Li‐Nien, Chou, Chu‐Lin, Chen, His‐Hsien, Kao, Chih‐Chin, Lin, Yen‐Chung, Wu, Yueh‐Lin, Chen, Jin‐Shuen, Chen, Li‐Ying, Fang, Te‐Chao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5721805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29146610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.007611