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Metformin adherence and the risk of cardiovascular disease: a population-based cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed that metformin adherence in patients with T2DM who required a first-line treatment may reduce the risk of subsequent CVD. Despite the availability of numerous novel antiglycemic agents, metformin adherence by patients who require a combination of antiglycemic agents provides an additional benefit of CVD protection.PMID:37051071 | PMC:PMC10084537 | DOI:10.1177/20406223231163115
Source: Adv Data - April 13, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Shun-Fan Yu Chien-Tai Hong Wan-Ting Chen Lung Chan Li-Nien Chien Source Type: research

Depression Risk in Post-stroke Aphasia Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study
Conclusion: Patients with PSA are at an increased risk of developing depression regardless of sex or stroke type.
Source: Neuroepidemiology - March 27, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Validation of Stroke Risk Factors in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack, or Intracerebral Hemorrhage on Taiwan ’s National Health Insurance Claims Data
Source: Clinical Epidemiology - March 17, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Tags: Clinical Epidemiology Source Type: research

Validation of ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes for Identification of Patients with Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke in a National Health Insurance Claims Database
Source: Clinical Epidemiology - January 13, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Tags: Clinical Epidemiology Source Type: research

Gender-Related Differences and Short-Term Outcome of Stroke: Results from a Hospital-Based Registry in Sub-Saharan Africa
Conclusions: Sex differences exist in the clinical profile of stroke but not in the outcome. Knowledge of these differences could help influence stroke prevention, thereby improving stroke burden in Africa.Neuroepidemiology 2017;49:179 –188
Source: Neuroepidemiology - November 30, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research