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Pioglitazone Attenuates Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation in Patients With Impaired Glucose Tolerance or Diabetes
Author(s) -
Minori Mizoguchi,
Nobuhiro Tahara,
Atsuko Tahara,
Yoshikazu Nitta,
Norihiro Kodama,
Toyoharu Oba,
Kazutoshi Mawatari,
Hideo Yasukawa,
Hayato Kaida,
Masatoshi Ishibashi,
Naofumi Hayabuchi,
Haruhito Harada,
Hisao Ikeda,
Shoichi Yamagishi,
Tsutomu Imaizumi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.08.007
Subject(s) - pioglitazone , glimepiride , medicine , inflammation , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes , gastroenterology
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of pioglitazone, an insulin sensitizer, with glimepiride, an insulin secretagogue, on atherosclerotic plaque inflammation by using serial (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging.

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