Metformin in heart failure patients

The use of metformin was considered a contraindication in heart failure patients because of the potential risk of lactic acidosis; however, more recent evidence has shown that this should no longer be the case. We reviewed the current literature and the recent guideline to correct the misconception.

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Autores principales: Kinsara, Abdulhalim Jamal, Ismail, Yasser Mansour
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29455774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2017.05.009
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spelling pubmed-59028282019-01-01 Metformin in heart failure patients Kinsara, Abdulhalim Jamal Ismail, Yasser Mansour Indian Heart J Review Article The use of metformin was considered a contraindication in heart failure patients because of the potential risk of lactic acidosis; however, more recent evidence has shown that this should no longer be the case. We reviewed the current literature and the recent guideline to correct the misconception. Elsevier 2018 2017-05-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5902828/ /pubmed/29455774 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2017.05.009 Text en © 2017 Cardiological Society of India. Published by Elsevier B.V. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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