Association between use of oral-antidiabetic drugs and the risk of aortic aneurysm: a nested case–control analysis

Volume: 15, Issue: 1
Published: Sep 1, 2016
Abstract
Pleiotropic effects on cardiovascular protection have been suggested in several oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD). The impacts of OADs on aortic aneurysm (AA) growth have been found in animal studies, but the evidence of their beneficial effects for AA protection in human are lacking. We investigated the relationship between OAD therapy and the risk of developing AA. We conducted a nested case–control analysis using the database extracted from...
Paper Details
Title
Association between use of oral-antidiabetic drugs and the risk of aortic aneurysm: a nested case–control analysis
Published Date
Sep 1, 2016
Volume
15
Issue
1
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