The impact of insulin secretagogues (ISs) on long-term major clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes remains unclear. We examined mortality and cardiovascular risk associated with all available ISs compared with metformin in a nationwide study.
Mortality and cardiovascular risk associated with different insulin secretagogues compared with metformin in type 2 diabetes, with or without a previous myocardial infarction: a nationwide study.
Department of Cardiology B, section 2141, Rigshospitalet, The Heart Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. tks@heart.dk