| Angina pectoris Prior myocardial infarction Heart failure Stroke/transient ischaemic attack Renal dysfunction (serum creatinine >170 μmol/l or >2 mg/dl or a creatinine clearance of <60 ml/min) or need for renal support DM requiring insulin therapy
| Acute heart failure Symptomatic valvular heart disease Significant pulmonary hypertension Recent (within 30 days) acute coronary syndrome and/or evidence of ongoing myocardial ischaemia Significant cardiac arrhythmias
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