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 InterventionResponse to Comment on Inzucchi et al. Pioglitazone Prevents Diabetes in Patients With Insulin Resistance and Cerebrovascular Disease. Diabetes Care 2016;39:1684–1692
Inzucchi SE, Viscoli CM, Young LH, Furie KL, Gorman M, Lovejoy AM, Dagogo-Jack S, Ismail-Beigi F, Korytkowski MT, Pratley RE, Schwartz GG, Kernan WN. Response to Comment on Inzucchi et al. Pioglitazone Prevents Diabetes in Patients With Insulin Resistance and Cerebrovascular Disease. Diabetes Care 2016;39:1684–1692. Diabetes Care 2017, 40: e47-e48. PMID: 28325804, PMCID: PMC5360290, DOI: 10.2337/dci16-0048.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2016
Pioglitazone Prevents Diabetes in Patients With Insulin Resistance and Cerebrovascular Disease.
Inzucchi SE, Viscoli CM, Young LH, Furie KL, Gorman M, Lovejoy AM, Dagogo-Jack S, Ismail-Beigi F, Korytkowski MT, Pratley RE, Schwartz GG, Kernan WN. Pioglitazone Prevents Diabetes in Patients With Insulin Resistance and Cerebrovascular Disease. Diabetes Care 2016, 39: 1684-92. PMID: 27465265, PMCID: PMC5033078, DOI: 10.2337/dc16-0798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackRecent ischemic strokeInsulin resistanceIschemic strokeHOMA-IRInsulin Resistance InterventionMajor cardiovascular eventsMean HOMA-IRHistory of diabetesSubsequent ischemic eventsHomeostasis model assessmentRisk of diabetesΜIU/mLFPG testingPioglitazone groupCardiovascular eventsIschemic attackPlacebo groupFirst medicationIschemic eventsMean FPGDiabetes onsetDiabetes preventionCerebrovascular diseaseStroke trialsPioglitazone after Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Kernan WN, Viscoli CM, Furie KL, Young LH, Inzucchi SE, Gorman M, Guarino PD, Lovejoy AM, Peduzzi PN, Conwit R, Brass LM, Schwartz GG, Adams HP, Berger L, Carolei A, Clark W, Coull B, Ford GA, Kleindorfer D, O'Leary JR, Parsons MW, Ringleb P, Sen S, Spence JD, Tanne D, Wang D, Winder TR. Pioglitazone after Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 1321-1331. PMID: 26886418, PMCID: PMC4887756, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1506930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic strokeInsulin resistanceMyocardial infarctionIschemic attackPrimary outcomeRecent ischemic strokeDouble-blind trialFuture cardiovascular eventsHomeostasis model assessmentInsulin resistance indexRisk of strokeEligible patientsNonfatal strokePioglitazone groupCardiovascular eventsCause mortalityPlacebo groupPreventive therapyCerebrovascular diseaseInsulin sensitivityRisk factorsResistance indexHigh riskLower risk
2005
Estrogen therapy and risk of cognitive decline: Results from the Women's Estrogen for Stroke Trial (WEST)
Viscoli CM, Brass LM, Kernan WN, Sarrel PM, Suissa S, Horwitz RI. Estrogen therapy and risk of cognitive decline: Results from the Women's Estrogen for Stroke Trial (WEST). American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2005, 192: 387-393. PMID: 15695976, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMini-Mental State ExaminationEstrogen therapyCognitive declineNormal Mini-Mental State ExaminationDouble-blind trialSecondary stroke preventionTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackPostmenopausal womenStroke preventionRecent strokeStroke trialsCerebrovascular diseaseWomen's EstrogenEstradiol-17betaState ExaminationCognitive measuresEstrogenWomenNormal functionDomain measuresLess declineTherapyStrokeRisk