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
2017
Pioglitazone Prevents Stroke in Patients With a Recent Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke
Yaghi S, Furie KL, Viscoli CM, Kamel H, Gorman M, Dearborn J, Young LH, Inzucchi SE, Lovejoy AM, Kasner SE, Conwit R, Kernan WN. Pioglitazone Prevents Stroke in Patients With a Recent Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke. Circulation 2017, 137: 455-463. PMID: 29084736, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.030458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic strokeIschemic attackNondiabetic patientsStroke outcomeStroke eventsInsulin resistanceRecent transient ischemic attackCox proportional hazards modelQualifying ischemic strokeEffect of pioglitazoneFirst stroke eventProportional hazards modelPrevents strokeHemorrhagic eventsComposite outcomeSecondary preventionRecent strokeIRIS trialMyocardial infarctionTreatment groupsHazards modelPioglitazoneConsensus criteriaSurvival analysisEffects 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 InterventionCardiac Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Young LH, Viscoli CM, Curtis JP, Inzucchi SE, Schwartz GG, Lovejoy AM, Furie KL, Gorman MJ, Conwit R, Abbott JD, Jacoby DL, Kolansky DM, Pfau SE, Ling FS, Kernan WN. Cardiac Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Circulation 2017, 135: 1882-1893. PMID: 28246237, PMCID: PMC5511545, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.024863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeType 1 myocardial infarctionTransient ischemic attackMyocardial infarctionCoronary syndromeInsulin resistanceIschemic attackIschemic strokeDiabetes mellitusSerum troponinAcute coronary syndrome episodeMean age 63 yearsAcute coronary syndrome eventIndependent clinical events committeeType 2 myocardial infarctionIRIS participantsImpact of pioglitazoneRecent cerebrovascular eventsRecent ischemic strokeClinical events committeeAge 63 yearsEffect of pioglitazoneSmall myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseST-segment elevation