The Association between Sulfonylurea Use and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.

<h4>Background</h4>Sulfonylureas are an effective and inexpensive treatment for type 2 diabetes. There is conflicting data about the safety of these drugs regarding mortality and cardiovascular outcomes. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the safety of the sulfonylureas m...

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Main Authors: Dimitris Varvaki Rados, Lana Catani Pinto, Luciana Reck Remonti, Cristiane Bauermann Leitão, Jorge Luiz Gross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001992