Open AccessControversy about the relationship between sulfonylurea use and cardiovascular events and mortality
Author(s) -
Shimoda Masashi,
Kaku Kohei
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.12494
Subject(s) - medicine , sulfonylurea , diabetes mellitus , traditional medicine , endocrinology
Among a number of classes of oral antihyperglycemic drugs, sulfonylureas ( SU s) demonstrating the potential effect to reduce blood glucose level have been used in a majority of patients with type 2 diabetes for many years. The pathophysiological processes by which SU s adversely induce the risk of cardiovascular disease have not been fully clarified. We summarized about the relationship between SU use and cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes.