2018
Metabolic syndrome identifies normal weight insulin-resistant stroke patients at risk for recurrent vascular disease
Dearborn JL, Viscoli CM, Inzucchi SE, Young LH, Kernan WN. Metabolic syndrome identifies normal weight insulin-resistant stroke patients at risk for recurrent vascular disease. International Journal Of Stroke 2018, 14: 639-645. PMID: 30507360, DOI: 10.1177/1747493018816425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal weight patientsMetabolic syndromeMyocardial infarctionWeight patientsCause mortalityInsulin resistanceHigh riskInsulin Resistance InterventionRecent ischemic strokeRecurrent vascular diseaseNon-diabetic patientsTransient ischemic attackAdverse cardiovascular outcomesMajor comorbid conditionsIschemic attackCardiovascular outcomesObesity paradoxIschemic strokeNormal BMIObese patientsStroke populationBetter prognosisComorbid conditionsNormal weightStroke patients
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