2019
Achievement of Guideline-Recommended Weight Loss Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Obesity
Dearborn JL, Viscoli CM, Young LH, Gorman MJ, Furie KL, Kernan WN. Achievement of Guideline-Recommended Weight Loss Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Obesity. Stroke 2019, 50: 713-717. PMID: 30786849, PMCID: PMC6391736, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.024008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackBody mass indexProportion of patientsIschemic strokeMass indexVascular eventsBaseline weightWeight lossAchievement of guidelineDays of randomizationRecent ischemic strokeAcute ischemic strokeFuture vascular eventsIschemic attackPlacebo groupObese patientsDiabetes mellitusMedian ageTrial entryIRIS trialMedian timeFunctional outcomeInsulin resistanceClinical trialsPatients
2012
Obesity
Kernan WN, Inzucchi SE, Sawan C, Macko RF, Furie KL. Obesity. Stroke 2012, 44: 278-286. PMID: 23111440, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.639922.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Impaired insulin sensitivity among nondiabetic patients with a recent TIA or ischemic stroke
Kernan WN, Inzucchi SE, Viscoli CM, Brass LM, Bravata DM, Shulman GI, McVeety JC, Horwitz RI. Impaired insulin sensitivity among nondiabetic patients with a recent TIA or ischemic stroke. Neurology 2003, 60: 1447-1451. PMID: 12743229, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000063318.66140.a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpaired insulin sensitivityIschemic strokeInsulin sensitivityRecent TIANondiabetic patientsMyocardial infarctionComposite insulin sensitivity indexInsulin sensitivity index valuesOral glucose tolerance testAge 45 yearsGlucose tolerance testInsulin sensitivity indexImportant therapeutic implicationsEligible patientsNondiabetic menStroke etiologyEligible subjectsMedian ageYounger patientsTolerance testHeart diseaseTherapeutic implicationsPatientsGlucose valuesStroke