Acarbose Treatment and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Nationwide Seven-Year Follow-Up Study

Objective. To investigate the potential benefits of acarbose treatment on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with type 2 diabetes by using nationwide insurance claim dataset. Research Design and Methods. Among 644,792 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients without preexisting CVD in a nation...

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Main Authors: Jui-Ming Chen, Cheng-Wei Chang, Ying-Chieh Lin, Jorng-Tzong Horng, Wayne H.-H. Sheu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/812628