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Vol 73, No 6 (2022)
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Published online: 2022-10-19
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Use of metformin in patients who require intravascular administration of a contrast agent

Dominika Rokicka1, Marta Wróbel1, Dorota Stołtny1, Krzysztof Strojek1
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Pubmed: 36519659
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Endokrynol Pol 2022;73(6):913-916.
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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetology and Cardiometabolic Disorders, Faculty of Medical Sciences Zabrze; Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

open access

Vol 73, No 6 (2022)
Expert Opinion
Submitted: 2022-08-22
Accepted: 2022-08-27
Published online: 2022-10-19

Abstract

Metformin is a drug that has been widely used around the world for many years. Due to its properties, metformin is used in the treatment of carbohydrate disorders (in type 2 diabetes, prediabetes) and in insulin resistance syndromes (including polycystic ovary syndrome).

Many patients using metformin, due to complications of carbohydrate metabolism disorders, including cardiovascular complications or other accompanying diseases, require cardiological or radiological diagnostics related to the administration of a contrast agent.

The aim of this study is to summarize the recommendations regarding the use of metformin before procedures involving the use of contrast agents and to share our own experience in this area, based on observations of a large group of patients with cardiological diseases hospitalized at the Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases in Zabrze.

Abstract

Metformin is a drug that has been widely used around the world for many years. Due to its properties, metformin is used in the treatment of carbohydrate disorders (in type 2 diabetes, prediabetes) and in insulin resistance syndromes (including polycystic ovary syndrome).

Many patients using metformin, due to complications of carbohydrate metabolism disorders, including cardiovascular complications or other accompanying diseases, require cardiological or radiological diagnostics related to the administration of a contrast agent.

The aim of this study is to summarize the recommendations regarding the use of metformin before procedures involving the use of contrast agents and to share our own experience in this area, based on observations of a large group of patients with cardiological diseases hospitalized at the Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases in Zabrze.

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Keywords

metformin; contrast agents

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Title

Use of metformin in patients who require intravascular administration of a contrast agent

Journal

Endokrynologia Polska

Issue

Vol 73, No 6 (2022)

Article type

Review paper

Pages

913-916

Published online

2022-10-19

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4592

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3621

DOI

10.5603/EP.a2022.0079

Pubmed

36519659

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Endokrynol Pol 2022;73(6):913-916.

Keywords

metformin
contrast agents

Authors

Dominika Rokicka
Marta Wróbel
Dorota Stołtny
Krzysztof Strojek

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