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SUBMITTER: Dungan K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6882013 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dungan Kathleen K Merrill Jennifer J Long Clarine C Binkley Philip P
Cardiovascular diabetology 20191127 1
<h4>Background</h4>Although beta blockers could increase the risk of hypoglycemia, the difference between subtypes on hypoglycemia and mortality have not been studied. This study sought to determine the relationship between type of beta blocker and incidence of hypoglycemia and mortality in hospitalized patients.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively identified non-critically ill hospitalized insulin requiring patients who were undergoing bedside glucose monitoring and received either carvedilol or ...[more]