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Pioglitazone Decreases Coronary Artery Inflammation in Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Yoshikazu Nitta,
Nobuhiro Tahara,
Atsuko Tahara,
Akihiro Honda,
Norihiro Kodama,
Masahiro Mizoguchi,
Hayato Kaida,
Masatoshi Ishibashi,
Naofumi Hayabuchi,
Hisao Ikeda,
Shoichi Yamagishi,
Tsutomu Imaizumi
Publication year - 2013
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.2013.09.004
Subject(s) - pioglitazone , glimepiride , medicine , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , coronary artery disease , type 2 diabetes , inflammation , type 2 diabetes mellitus , artery , myocardial infarction , gastroenterology , endocrinology
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of pioglitazone with glimepiride on coronary arterial inflammation with serial (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) angiography.

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