1 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of metformin, in patients 18-65 years of age with homozygous plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) deficiency, with or without cardiac fibrosis, for a period of 60 months. The starting dose of metformin will be 500 mg up to a maximum dose of 2000 mg for a period of 5 years with the aim to assess the safety and efficacy of metformin on prevention/stabilization or regression of cardiac fibrosis in a Treated population vs. a Comparison population.