GLP-1RAs for Ischemic Stroke Prevention in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Without Established Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
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Longer use and higher GLP-1RA dose associated with decreased risk of ischemic stroke hospitalization.
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This Medfyle is provided as a service to healthcare professionals. It has been created from content originally published in Diabetes Care®, an official journal of the American Diabetes Association®, and is published in coordination with Sheridan. This MedFyle was created by GlobalPort (International) Limited with permission from the American Diabetes Association; neither Sheridan nor the American Diabetes Association takes any responsibility for its accuracy or for the use of any content therein by those reading or downloading such content.
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Original article:
Yang YS, Chen HH, Huang CN, Hsu CY, Hu KC, Kao CH. GLP-1RAs for Ischemic Stroke Prevention in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Without Established Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Diabetes Care. 2022 May 1;45(5):1184-1192. doi: 10.2337/dc21-1993. PMID: 35275992.
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