Publications by authors named "Konstantina Adamopoulou"

Background: Current evidence indicates that statins increase the risk of new onset diabetes mellitus (NOD) and also deteriorate the glycemic control in patients with known diabetes mellitus (DM) after high-dose statin therapy.

Aims: The aim of this review was to explore the effect of atorvastatin in causing NOD or deteriorating glycemic control in patients with DM.

Methods: Two independent reviewers conducted the literature search, through PubMed database searching for articles published in English until April 2015, and only primary studies were included.

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