Metformin Continuation Versus Interruption Following Coronary Angiography: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Summary

This pilot randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the feasibility for safety examination of continued metformin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) following invasive coronary angiography. Metformin will be continued until coronary angiography.

Timeline

Start

2019-06-17

Primary completion

2020-06-17

Completion

2020-06-17

Publications

• Background Salpeter SR, Greyber E, Pasternak GA, Salpeter EE. Risk of fatal and nonfatal lactic acidosis with metformin use in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Apr 14;2010(4):CD002967. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002967.pub4.
• Background Misbin RI, Green L, Stadel BV, Gueriguian JL, Gubbi A, Fleming GA. Lactic acidosis in patients with diabetes treated with metformin. N Engl J Med. 1998 Jan 22;338(4):265-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199801223380415. No abstract available.
• Background Oktay V, Calpar Cirali I, Sinan UY, Yildiz A, Ersanli MK. Impact of continuation of metformin prior to elective coronary angiography on acute contrast nephropathy in patients with normal or mildly impaired renal functions. Anatol J Cardiol. 2017 Nov;18(5):334-339. doi: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2017.7836. Epub 2017 Oct 31.
• Background Zeller M, Labalette-Bart M, Juliard JM, Potier L, Feldman LJ, Steg PG, Cottin Y, Roussel R. Metformin and contrast-induced acute kidney injury in diabetic patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: Amulticenter study. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Oct 1;220:137-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.076. Epub 2016 Jun 23.
• Background Maznyczka A, Myat A, Gershlick A. Discontinuation of metformin in the setting of coronary angiography: clinical uncertainty amongst physicians reflecting a poor evidence base. EuroIntervention. 2012 Jan;7(9):1103-10. doi: 10.4244/EIJV7I9A175.

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