Association between insulin resistance and the development of cardiovascular disease

V Ormazabal, S Nair, O Elfeky, C Aguayo… - Cardiovascular …, 2018 - Springer
For many years, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the leading cause of death around
the world. Often associated with CVD are comorbidities such as obesity, abnormal lipid …

Insulin resistance and atherosclerosis: implications for insulin-sensitizing agents

A Di Pino, RA DeFronzo - Endocrine reviews, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at high risk for macrovascular
complications, which represent the major cause of mortality. Despite effective treatment of …

The triglyceride glucose index is a simple and low-cost marker associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a population-based study

S Hong, K Han, CY Park - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is an inexpensive clinical
surrogate marker for insulin resistance. However, the relationship between TyG index and …

Clinical update: cardiovascular disease in diabetes mellitus: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and heart failure in type 2 diabetes mellitus–mechanisms …

CC Low Wang, CN Hess, WR Hiatt, AB Goldfine - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiovascular disease remains the principal cause of death and disability among patients
with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus exacerbates mechanisms underlying …

Cardiometabolic-Based Chronic Disease, Adiposity and Dysglycemia Drivers: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

JI Mechanick, ME Farkouh, JD Newman… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - jacc.org
A new cardiometabolic-based chronic disease (CMBCD) model is presented that provides a
basis for early and sustainable, evidence-based therapeutic targeting to promote …

Pioglitazone: the forgotten, cost-effective cardioprotective drug for type 2 diabetes

RA DeFronzo, S Inzucchi… - Diabetes and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Type 2 diabetes individuals are at high risk for macrovascular complications: myocardial
infarction, stroke and cardiovascular mortality. Recent cardiovascular outcome trials have …

SGLT-2 inhibitors and cardiovascular risk: proposed pathways and review of ongoing outcome trials

SE Inzucchi, B Zinman, C Wanner… - Diabetes and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Given the multi-faceted pathogenesis of atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM),
it is likely that interventions to mitigate this risk must address cardiovascular (CV) risk factors …

Insulin resistance, lipotoxicity, type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis: the missing links. The Claude Bernard Lecture 2009

RA DeFronzo - Diabetologia, 2010 - Springer
Insulin resistance is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes mellitus and is associated with a metabolic
and cardiovascular cluster of disorders (dyslipidaemia, hypertension, obesity [especially …

Multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis: objectives and design

DE Bild, DA Bluemke, GL Burke… - American journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis was initiated in July 2000 to investigate
the prevalence, correlates, and progression of subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a …

Homeostasis model assessment closely mirrors the glucose clamp technique in the assessment of insulin sensitivity: studies in subjects with various degrees of …

E Bonora, G Targher, M Alberiche… - Diabetes …, 2000 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) is a reliable
surrogate measure of in vivo insulin sensitivity in humans. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …