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G Levantesi

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Addition of either pioglitazone or a sulfonylurea in type 2 diabetic patients inadequately controlled with metformin alone: impact on cardiovascular …

2012

Abstract Background and aims Metformin is the first-line therapy in type 2 diabetes. In patients inadequately controlled with metformin, the addition of a sulfonylurea or pioglitazone are equally plausible options to improve glycemic control. However, these drugs have profound differences in their mechanism of action, side effects, and impact on cardiovascular risk factors. A formal comparison of these two therapies in terms of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is lacking. The TOSCA.IT study was designed to explore the effects of adding pioglitazone or a sulfonylurea on cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetic patients inadequately controlled with metformin. Methods Multicentre, random…

Blood GlucoseMaleBIO/12 - BIOCHIMICA CLINICA E BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE CLINICAEndocrinology Diabetes and Metabolismpioglitazone sulfonylurea type 2 diabetes metformin cardiovascular eventsMedicine (miscellaneous)Type 2 diabetesSettore MED/13 - EndocrinologiaBody Mass Indexlaw.inventionRandomized controlled trialRisk FactorslawSurveys and QuestionnairesCardiovascular DiseasepioglitazonepiogllitazoneStrokeDiabetes Therapy PioglitazoneNutrition and DieteticsDiabetesThiazolidinedionecardiovascular events; pioglitazone; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; sulphonylureasType 2 diabetesMiddle AgedMetforminSulfonylurea CompoundTreatment OutcomeTolerabilitysulphonylureasCardiovascular DiseasesDrug Therapy CombinationFemaletype 2 diabetesCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHumanmedicine.drugmedicine.medical_specialtyEndpoint Determinationsulfonylureacardiovascualr eventSudden deathFollow-Up Studiecardiovascular eventsInternal medicineDiabetes mellitusmedicineHumansHypoglycemic Agentssulfonylureasinterventio trialtype 2 diabetes; cardiovascular events; pioglitazone; sulfonylureas; randomized controlled trialAgedHypoglycemic AgentQuestionnairebusiness.industryRisk Factormedicine.diseaseSurgeryType 2 Diabetes MellitusSulfonylurea CompoundsDiabetes Mellitus Type 2randomized controlled trialQuality of LifeThiazolidinedionesTherapybusinessmetforminPioglitazoneFollow-Up Studies
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Cardiovascular events and intensity of treatment in polycythemia vera.

2013

A b s t r ac t Background Current treatment recommendations for patients with polycythemia vera call for maintaining a hematocrit of less than 45%, but this therapeutic strategy has not been tested in a randomized clinical trial. Methods We randomly assigned 365 adults with JAK2-positive polycythemia vera who were being treated with phlebotomy, hydroxyurea, or both to receive either more intensive treatment (target hematocrit, <45%) (low-hematocrit group) or less intensive treatment (target hematocrit, 45 to 50%) (high-hematocrit group). The primary composite end point was the time until death from cardiovascular causes or major thrombotic events. The secondary end points were cardiovascula…

MaleHematocritRECURRENT THROMBOSISlaw.inventionAged; Antineoplastic Agents; Cardiovascular Diseases; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hydroxyurea; Janus Kinase 2; Male; Middle Aged; Polycythemia Vera; Thrombosis; Hematocrit; Phlebotomy; Medicine (all)LEUKOCYTOSISPolycythemia veraRandomized controlled trialPhlebotomylawhemic and lymphatic diseasesESSENTIAL THROMBOCYTHEMIAClinical endpointHydroxyureaPolycythemia Vera Secondary ProphylaxisESSENTIAL THROMBOCYTHEMIA RECURRENT THROMBOSIS RISK-FACTOR HEMATOCRIT MANAGEMENT LEUKOCYTOSIS PREVENTION DIAGNOSIS EFFICACY WARFARINPolycythemia Veramedicine.diagnostic_testMedicine (all)Hazard ratioGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedCombined Modality TherapyHematocritCardiovascular DiseasesFemalemedicine.medical_specialtyrandomized trial; polycythemia veraAntineoplastic AgentsCardiovascular eventDIAGNOSISWARFARINRISK-FACTORInternal medicineMANAGEMENTmedicineHumansMyelofibrosisAdverse effectAgedbusiness.industryThrombosisPhlebotomyJanus Kinase 2EFFICACYmedicine.diseasePREVENTIONSurgeryPolycythemia Vera Cardiovascular event hematocritSettore MED/15 - MALATTIE DEL SANGUEbusinessFollow-Up Studies
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