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