A systematic review and meta-analysis of the protective effects of metformin in experimental myocardial infarction

• Nienke A. Hesen,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation SYstematic Review Centre for Laboratory animal Experimentation (SYRCLE), Department for Health Evidence, Nijmegen Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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• Niels P. Riksen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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• Bart Aalders,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation SYstematic Review Centre for Laboratory animal Experimentation (SYRCLE), Department for Health Evidence, Nijmegen Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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• Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga,

  Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation SYstematic Review Centre for Laboratory animal Experimentation (SYRCLE), Department for Health Evidence, Nijmegen Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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• Saloua El Messaoudi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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• Kimberley E. Wever

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: kim.wever@radboudumc.nl

  Affiliation SYstematic Review Centre for Laboratory animal Experimentation (SYRCLE), Department for Health Evidence, Nijmegen Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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