Metformin and Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Prediabetes (MIMET)

Summary

Prediabetes is associated to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality. Although metformin can delay progression to diabetes there is a lack of RCTs evaluating the effect of metformin on cardiovascular outcomes. MIMET aims to investigate if addition of metformin to standard care has effects on the occurrence of cardiovascular events after acute myocardial infarction in patients with newly detected prediabetes (identified by oral glucose tolerance test, HbA1c or fasting glucose levels).

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

I. AMI

II. Swedish citizens with a personal ID number ≥18 years and ≤80 years

III. Newly diagnosed prediabetes:

1. HbA1c 42-47 mmol/mol or
2. Capillary or venous fasting plasma glucose concentration 6.1-6.9 mmol/L or
3. 2-hour post-load capillary glucose concentration 8.9-12.1 mmol/L or
4. 2-h post-load venous plasma glucose concentration 7.8-11.0 mmol/L
5. HbA1c \<48 mmol/mol and 2-hour post-load capillary glucose concentration \>12.1 mmol/L or 2-h post-load venous plasma glucose concentration \>11.0 mmol/L (thus elevated 2-hour glucose levels in the diabetes range but without HbA1c levels diagnostic for diabetes)

IV. Naïve to metformin and other glucose lowering therapy

V. Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

I. Type 1 diabetes

II. Known type 2 diabetes

III. Indication for glucose lowering treatment

IV. Acute condition with high risk for volume depletion, circulatory shock, hypoxia

V. Serious illness, other than cardiovascular, with short life expectancy

VI. Renal failure (eGFR \<60ml/min)

VII. Hepatic failure

VIII. Malignancy within the last year

IX. Contraindication or hypersensitivity to the study drug

X. Alcohol or drug abuse

XI. Pregnancy or breastfeeding

XII. Women of childbearing potential without adequate anticonception during any part of the study period

XIII. Previous hospitalisation for lactic acidosis

XIV. Predicted inability to comply with the study protocol

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