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Observational Study
. 2021 Mar;14(3):e009115.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.009115. Epub 2021 Feb 7.

Metformin Is Associated With a Lower Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Arrhythmias Compared With Sulfonylureas: An Observational Study

Anna Ostropolets  1 , Pierre A Elias  2 , Michael V Reyes  2 , Elain Y Wan  2 , Utpal B Pajvani  2 , George Hripcsak  1   2 , John P Morrow  2
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Observational Study

Metformin Is Associated With a Lower Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Arrhythmias Compared With Sulfonylureas: An Observational Study

Anna Ostropolets et al. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

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Keywords: atrial fibrillation; metformin; propensity score; thiazolidinediones; ventricular fibrillation.

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Scheme of study design, comparing antidiabetic drug monotherapies
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Scheme of study design, pairwise comparison of antidiabetic combo-therapies with metformin
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