The role of AMPK-dependent pathways in cellular and molecular mechanisms of metformin: a new perspective for treatment and prevention of diseases

A Hasanvand - Inflammopharmacology, 2022 - Springer
Metformin can suppress gluconeogenesis and reduce blood sugar by activating adenosine
monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and inducing small heterodimer partner …

Antidiabetic agents and risk of atrial fibrillation/flutter: a comparative critical analysis with a focus on differences between SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor …

AJ Scheen - Diabetes & Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF/AFL) is a common cardiac arrhythmia in patients with diabetes
and is associated with an increased risk of morbidity, including ischaemic stroke and heart …

Can metformin use reduce the risk of stroke in diabetic patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis

P Paridari, S Jabermoradi, R Gholamzadeh… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and aim Stroke and cardiovascular diseases are major causes of death and
disability, especially among diabetic patients. Some studies have shown that metformin has …

Aging and atrial fibrillation: A vicious circle

P Gao, X Gao, B Xie, G Tse, T Liu - International Journal of Cardiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest sustained cardiac arrhythmia observed in clinical
practice. Its prevalence increases dramatically with advancing age. This review article …

The inverse association between DNA gaps and HbA1c levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus

J Thongsroy, A Mutirangura - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Naturally occurring DNA gaps have been observed in eukaryotic DNA, including DNA in
nondividing cells. These DNA gaps are found less frequently in chronologically aging yeast …

[HTML][HTML] Dysglycemia and arrhythmias

DK Sun, N Zhang, Y Liu, JC Qiu, G Tse… - World journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Disorders in glucose metabolism can be divided into three separate but interrelated
domains, namely hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and glycemic variability. Intensive glycemic …

Development of an electronic frailty index for predicting mortality and complications analysis in pulmonary hypertension using random survival forest model

J Zhou, OHI Chou, KHG Wong, S Lee… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The long-term prognosis of the cardio-metabolic and renal complications, in
addition to mortality in patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary hypertension, are unclear …

Decreased Alu methylation in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients increases HbA1c levels

J Thongsroy, A Mutirangura - Journal of Clinical Laboratory …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Alu hypomethylation is a common epigenetic process that promotes genomic
instability with aging phenotypes, which leads to type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) …

Association between first-line monotherapy with metformin and the risk of atrial fibrillation (AMRAF) in patients with type 2 diabetes

A Iqbal, Z Tekin, MW Kattan, X Ji, A Milinovich… - Journal of Diabetes and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has a strong association with atrial fibrillation
(AF) which increases risk of thromboembolic events, heart failure, and frequent …

Population-based clinical studies using routinely collected data in Hong Kong, China: a systematic review of trends and established local practices

D Wu, RHK Nam, KSK Leung, H Waraich… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - scienceopen.com
Background: Routinely collected health data are increasingly used in clinical research. No
study has systematically reviewed the temporal trends in the number of publications and …