Metformin Use Is Associated With a Lower Incidence of Hospitalization for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Metformin Use Is Associated With a Lower Incidence of Hospitalization for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Background: The effect of metformin on the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) requires confirmation. This retrospective cohort study compared the incidence of hospitalization for AF in ever and never users of metformin.Methods: Patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus during 1999–2005 we...

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Main Author: Chin-Hsiao Tseng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
diabetes mellitus
metformin
Taiwan
National Health Insurance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.592901/full

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