2019
Pioglitazone Therapy in Patients With Stroke and Prediabetes
Spence JD, Viscoli CM, Inzucchi SE, Dearborn-Tomazos J, Ford GA, Gorman M, Furie KL, Lovejoy AM, Young LH, Kernan WN. Pioglitazone Therapy in Patients With Stroke and Prediabetes. JAMA Neurology 2019, 76: 526-535. PMID: 30734043, PMCID: PMC6515584, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.0079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease ProgressionFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin ResistanceMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPioglitazonePrediabetic StateProportional Hazards ModelsRecurrenceSecondary PreventionStrokeConceptsAcute coronary syndromeStroke/myocardial infarctionTransient ischemic attackMyocardial infarctionCoronary syndromeHeart failureIRIS trialInsulin resistanceGood adherenceIschemic attackRecurrent strokeHazard ratioClinical trialsStroke/transient ischemic attackRandomized multicenter clinical trialAmerican Diabetes Association criteriaInsulin Resistance InterventionHemoglobin A1c levelsEffect of pioglitazoneInsulin-sensitizing agentsMulticenter clinical trialPlasma glucose levelsSerious bone fracturesPlacebo cohortPrior stroke
2017
Targeting Pioglitazone Hydrochloride Therapy After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack According to Pretreatment Risk for Stroke or Myocardial Infarction
Kernan WN, Viscoli CM, Dearborn JL, Kent DM, Conwit R, Fayad P, Furie KL, Gorman M, Guarino PD, Inzucchi SE, Stuart A, Young LH. Targeting Pioglitazone Hydrochloride Therapy After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack According to Pretreatment Risk for Stroke or Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Neurology 2017, 74: 1319-1327. PMID: 28975241, PMCID: PMC5710663, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.2136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackMyocardial infarctionIschemic strokeHigh riskPioglitazone groupInsulin resistanceLower riskCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsMedian riskEfficacy of pioglitazoneInsulin Resistance InterventionQualifying ischemic strokePlacebo-controlled trialHazards regression modelsLow baseline riskType 2 diabetesGreater absolute benefitDay of entryFuture strokeHydrochloride therapyPlacebo groupHazard ratioSecondary prevention