Metformin therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus is associated with a reduced risk of vasculopathy and cardiovascular mortality after heart transplantation

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality following heart transplantation (HT). Reduced cardiovascular mortality and morbidity have been reported in non-HT patients treat...

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - September 16, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eilon Ram, Jacob Lavee, Alexander Tenenbaum, Robert Klempfner, Enrique Z. Fisman, Elad Maor, Tal Ovdat, Sergei Amunts, Leonid Sternik and Yael Peled Tags: Original investigation Source Type: research