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
2018
What Mediated Pioglitazone's Cardiovascular (CV) Benefit in the IRIS Trial?
INZUCCHI S, VISCOLI C, YOUNG L, GORMAN M, CONWIT R, SCHWARTZ G, KERNAN W. What Mediated Pioglitazone's Cardiovascular (CV) Benefit in the IRIS Trial? Diabetes 2018, 67 DOI: 10.2337/db18-17-lb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransient ischemic attackDensity lipoprotein cholesterolInsulin resistanceCV benefitsLog HRCardiovascular benefitsLipoprotein cholesterolBlood pressureStroke/transient ischemic attackHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolMeasures of IRInsulin Resistance InterventionHomeostatic model assessmentDiastolic blood pressureEffect of pioglitazoneSystolic blood pressureC-reactive proteinFavorable effectBoehringer Ingelheim PharmaceuticalsPIO effectIschemic attackNondiabetic patientsHOMA-IR