Acarbose Treatment and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension in Patients With Impaired Glucose Tolerance

Chiasson, Jean‐Louis; G. Josse, Robert; Gomis, Ramón; Hanefeld, M; Karasik, Avraham; Laakso, Markku

doi:10.1001/jama.290.4.486

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Acarbose Treatment and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension in Patients With Impaired Glucose Tolerance

Published in JAMA • Jul 22, 2003

Authors:

Jean‐Louis Chiasson

Robert G. Josse

Ramón Gomis

Abstract

CONTEXT: The worldwide explosive increase in type 2 diabetes mellitus and its cardiovascular morbidity are becoming major health concerns. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of decreasing postprandial hyperglycemia with acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, on the risk of cardiovascular disease a...

Subject

Medicine

Acarbose

Impaired glucose tolerance

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