2003
Pioglitazone Improves Insulin Sensitivity Among Nondiabetic Patients With a Recent Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke
Kernan WN, Inzucchi SE, Viscoli CM, Brass LM, Bravata DM, Shulman GI, McVeety JC, Horwitz RI. Pioglitazone Improves Insulin Sensitivity Among Nondiabetic Patients With a Recent Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2003, 34: 1431-1436. PMID: 12730556, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000071108.00234.0e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecent transient ischemic attackTransient ischemic attackGlucose tolerance testOral glucose tolerance testHistory of diabetesInsulin sensitivityTolerance testIschemic attackNondiabetic patientsEligible subjectsIschemic strokeMean C-reactive protein concentrationC-reactive protein concentrationsEffectiveness of pioglitazoneMonths of therapyGlucose blood levelsYears of ageMean proportional increaseIndex eventBlood levelsPatientsPlaceboPioglitazoneStrokeDiabetes
1991
A prognostic system for transient ischemia or minor stroke.
Kernan WN, Horwitz RI, Brass LM, Viscoli CM, Taylor KJ. A prognostic system for transient ischemia or minor stroke. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1991, 114: 552-7. PMID: 2001088, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-114-7-552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid transient ischemic attacksTransient ischemic attackMinor strokeOutcome ratesRisk group 1Ischemic attackTransient ischemiaPrognostic systemGroup 1Urban community teaching hospitalInception cohort studyCommunity teaching hospitalEligible patientsCohort studyClinical featuresOriginal cohortTeaching hospitalTest cohortStrokePatientsSubsequent strokeHypertensionIschemiaDeathDiabetes