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Acarbose treatment reduces the risk of myocardial infarction and any cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetic patients.

If you have type 2 diabetes, acarbose, taken three times daily with meals, may significantly lower your risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events. This benefit appears even if you are already taking other heart medications. The drug works by reducing the spike in blood sugar after eating, which may protect your blood vessels.

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The treatment significantly reduced the risk for ‘myocardial infarction’ (hazards ratio=0.36 [95% Cl 0.16–0.80], P=0.0120) and ‘any cardiovascular event’ (0.65 [95% Cl 0.48–0.88], P=0.0061).
M Hanefeld · European Heart Journal · 2003

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Meta-analysis of seven randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials provides high-quality evidence, though the studies are older and the population is specific.

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Acarbose reduces the risk for myocardial infarction in type 2 diabetic patients: meta-analysis of seven long-term studies

M Hanefeld · European Heart Journal · 2003

DOI 10.1016/s0195-668x(03)00468-8

Meta-analysis · 7 studiesCited 645×
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