Comparison of the effects on cardiovascular events between use of metformin and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors as the first-line hypoglycaemic agents in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a claims database analysis
Objectives To compare the risk of cardiovascular events from the initiation of therapy between metformin and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) as first-line therapy.Design Retrospective cohort study using two claims databases.Setting The MDV database (provided by Medical Data Vision) compri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022-03-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/3/e045966.full |
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