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Review
. 2007 Sep 8;335(7618):508-12.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39255.669444.AE.

Metformin, heart failure, and lactic acidosis: is metformin absolutely contraindicated?

A A Tahrani  1 , G I Varughese, J H Scarpello, F W F Hanna
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Review

Metformin, heart failure, and lactic acidosis: is metformin absolutely contraindicated?

A A Tahrani et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Many patients with type 2 diabetes are denied treatment with metformin because of “contraindications” such as cardiac failure, which may not be absolute contraindications

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