Before matching, the DVT group had higher prevalence of most comorbidities, more prescription of antiplatelet, antihypertensive agents and insulins, but less prescription of metformin and sulfonylurea. During a mean follow-up of 5.2 years (standard deviation: 3.9 years), the matched DVT group (n...
Antiplatelet agent ARB: Angiotensin receptor blocker ARNI: Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor ASMD: Absolute standardized mean difference CABG: Coronary artery bypass graft CHF: Congestive heart failure CI: Confidence interval CKD: Chronic kidney disease; DM: Diabetes mellitus DPP4i: ...
the presence of cardiomyopathy at baseline was not analyzed and patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) were not considered, both possibly related with MACE development [34,35,36,37]. Yet, the effect of some risk factors such as tobacco use may be underreported within the ...
Before matching, the sLPD group exhibited the following characteristics: younger, lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus and dementia, a lower comorbidity score, less frequent hospitalization, more frequent peritoneal dialysis, and less common prescriptions for antiplatelets, Nutrients 2018, 10, 1035 5 of...