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 preventionPioglitazone 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 analysis
2016
Taking care of volunteers in a stroke trial: a new assisted-management strategy
Stuart AC, Sico JJ, Viscoli CM, Tayal AH, Inzucchi SE, Ford GA, Furie KL, Cote R, Spence JD, Tanne D, Kernan WN. Taking care of volunteers in a stroke trial: a new assisted-management strategy. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2016, 1: 108. PMID: 28959471, PMCID: PMC5435205, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2016-000029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAntihypertensive AgentsBiomarkersBlood CoagulationBlood PressureCholesterol, LDLDouble-Blind MethodEuropeFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin ResistanceIschemic Attack, TransientIschemic StrokeIsraelMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaPioglitazoneRecurrenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSecondary PreventionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPersonal healthcare providerBlood pressureStroke trialsPreventive careTrial participantsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolPrevention goalsInsulin Resistance InterventionTransient ischemic attackPrevention of strokeSecondary prevention goalsEvidence-based careProportion of participantsIschemic attackAntithrombotic therapyIschemic strokeLipoprotein cholesterolSecondary preventionAntithrombotic useStroke therapyInsulin sensitisersMyocardial infarctionAnnual visitsHealthcare providersResistance Intervention
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