Cardiovascular Outcomes of Sitagliptin in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, a Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan.

BACKGROUND:The cardiovascular safety and efficacy of sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, in type 2 diabetic patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has so far remained uncertain. METHODS:We analyzed data from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD), a go...

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Main Authors: Szu-Heng Wang, Dong-Yi Chen, Yu-Sheng Lin, Chun-Tai Mao, Ming-Lung Tsai, Ming-Jer Hsieh, Chung-Chuan Chou, Ming-Shien Wen, Chun-Chieh Wang, I-Chang Hsieh, Kuo-Chun Hung, Tien-Hsing Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4482692?pdf=render