2018
Heart Failure After Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack in Insulin-Resistant Patients Without Diabetes Mellitus Treated With Pioglitazone
Young LH, Viscoli CM, Schwartz GG, Inzucchi SE, Curtis JP, Gorman MJ, Furie KL, Conwit R, Spatz E, Lovejoy A, Abbott JD, Jacoby DL, Kolansky DM, Ling FS, Pfau SE, Kernan WN. Heart Failure After Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack in Insulin-Resistant Patients Without Diabetes Mellitus Treated With Pioglitazone. Circulation 2018, 138: 1210-1220. PMID: 29934374, PMCID: PMC6202153, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.034763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of HFTransient ischemic attackEffect of pioglitazoneHF riskHeart failureInsulin-resistant patientsMyocardial infarctionIschemic attackCardiovascular benefitsIschemic strokeDiabetes mellitusInsulin resistanceHigher C-reactive proteinComposite of strokeHF risk scoreHigher HF riskDrug dose reductionHospitalized heart failureIncident myocardial infarctionLower mean doseC-reactive proteinBaseline patient featuresHF hospitalizationCardiovascular eventsPlacebo group
2017
Effects of pioglitazone on cognitive function in patients with a recent ischaemic stroke or TIA: a report from the IRIS trial
Furie KL, Viscoli CM, Gorman M, Ford GA, Young LH, Inzucchi SE, Guarino PD, Lovejoy AM, Conwit R, Tanne D, Kernan WN. Effects of pioglitazone on cognitive function in patients with a recent ischaemic stroke or TIA: a report from the IRIS trial. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2017, 89: 21. PMID: 28939682, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackRecent ischemic strokeIschemic strokeCognitive functionHomeostasis model assessment insulin resistance scoreModified Mini-Mental State Examination scoresAssessment-insulin resistance scoreMini-Mental State Examination scoreInsulin Resistance InterventionPoststroke cognitive functionVascular risk factorsEffect of pioglitazoneInsulin-resistant patientsState Examination scoreIschemic attackPioglitazone groupPlacebo groupIRIS trialStroke trialsCerebrovascular diseaseInsulin resistanceRisk factorsCognitive dysfunctionPatientsResistance InterventionPioglitazone and cardiovascular risk reduction
Perdigoto AL, Young LH, Inzucchi SE. Pioglitazone and cardiovascular risk reduction. Cardiovascular Endocrinology & Metabolism 2017, 6: 55-61. PMID: 31646121, PMCID: PMC6768516, DOI: 10.1097/xce.0000000000000110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsulin Resistance InterventionCV outcomesInsulin resistanceResistance InterventionImpact of thiazolidinedionesCardiovascular risk reductionGlucose-lowering drugsCardiovascular disease riskInsulin-resistant patientsType 2 diabetesCV complicationsMacrovascular eventsCV riskSecondary preventionResistant patientsStroke patientsStroke trialsPathophysiological abnormalitiesAntihyperglycemic agentsInsulin sensitivityDiabetes managementClinical practiceStroke resultsPatientsDisease risk
2014
Pioglitazone for secondary prevention after ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: Rationale and design of the Insulin Resistance Intervention after Stroke Trial
Viscoli CM, Brass LM, Carolei A, Conwit R, Ford GA, Furie KL, Gorman M, Guarino PD, Inzucchi SE, Lovejoy AM, Parsons MW, Peduzzi PN, Ringleb PA, Schwartz GG, Spence JD, Tanne D, Young LH, Kernan WN, investigators I. Pioglitazone for secondary prevention after ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: Rationale and design of the Insulin Resistance Intervention after Stroke Trial. American Heart Journal 2014, 168: 823-829.e6. PMID: 25458644, PMCID: PMC4254508, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCognition DisordersDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin ResistanceIschemic Attack, TransientMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient Outcome AssessmentPioglitazoneRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionStrokeSurvival AnalysisThiazolidinedionesConceptsTransient ischemic attackMyocardial infarctionIschemic attackVascular eventsIschemic strokeSecondary preventionIRIS trialInsulin resistanceHomeostasis model assessment-insulin resistanceModel assessment-insulin resistanceEffectiveness of pioglitazoneInsulin Resistance InterventionRecent ischemic strokeRecurrent vascular eventsAssessment-insulin resistanceIschemic vascular eventsAcute coronary syndromeInsulin-resistant patientsInsulin-sensitizing drugsEligible patientsIndex strokeNondiabetic patientsCardiovascular outcomesCause mortalityCoronary syndrome