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Metformin and Fibrinolysis
Author(s) -
Heikinheimo Rauno
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1969.tb02410.x
Subject(s) - fibrinolysis , metformin , fibrinogen , medicine , endocrinology , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus
A clinical series of 40 patients was observed for 5 months, in the course of which every patient took 1.5 g. metformin daily for 3 months. No increase in fibrinolytic activity was demonstrable by euglobulin lysis test during the course of treatment. Nor did the fibrinogen and cholesterol values change. Blood glucose decreased.