2022
Central vs site outcome adjudication in the IRIS trial
Forman R, Viscoli CM, Bath PM, Furie KL, Guarino P, Inzucchi SE, Young L, Kernan WN. Central vs site outcome adjudication in the IRIS trial. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2022, 31: 106667. PMID: 35901589, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral adjudicationHazard ratioStroke definitionsRecent transient ischemic attackInsulin Resistance InterventionMain secondary outcomesShorter symptom durationTransient ischemic attackPrevention of strokeNormal brain imagingClinical trial researchIschemic attackIschemic strokeSecondary outcomesSymptom durationPrimary outcomeStroke trialsIRIS trialMyocardial infarctionOutcome definitionsStroke typeOutcome eventsAdjudicated eventsOutcome adjudicationResistance InterventionEfficacy of lower doses of pioglitazone after stroke or transient ischaemic attack in patients with insulin resistance
Spence JD, Viscoli C, Kernan WN, Young LH, Furie K, DeFronzo R, Abdul‐Ghani M, Dandona P, Inzucchi SE. Efficacy of lower doses of pioglitazone after stroke or transient ischaemic attack in patients with insulin resistance. Diabetes Obesity And Metabolism 2022, 24: 1150-1158. PMID: 35253334, DOI: 10.1111/dom.14687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew-onset diabetesAdjusted hazard ratioHazard ratioLow dosesAdverse effectsInsulin Resistance InterventionTransient ischemic attackSecondary prevention strategiesAnti-atherosclerotic propertiesInsulin-sensitizing drugsLess adverse effectsIschemic attackStudy drugHeart failureStroke trialsAdverse outcomesInsulin resistancePioglitazonePrevention strategiesHigh dosesResistance InterventionFull doseWeight gainDiabetesPatients
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